This weekend 2 crashes took 6 lives in Southern Louisiana. Read more here.
The first crash occurred when a vehicle southbound on LA 97 crossed the centerline and struck a northbound vehicle. The crash sent the second vehicle into the southbound lanes, where it was struck by an 18-wheeler.
2 occupants of the first vehicle and one in the second died of the injuries sustained in the crashes.
The second wreck occurred yesterday in St. Mary Parish. The crash, which left three dead, occurred when a truck crossed the median striking a station wagon. The three people in the station wagon died. The driver of the truck was transported to a local hospital with moderate injuries and faces charges of driving left of center and operating a vehicle with an invalid driver’s license.
So far in 2009, Louisiana State Police Troop I has investigated 5 fatal crashes that have taken 8 lives.
Richard J. Arsenault, 2011
