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Bus Driver Faces Multiple Charges After LaPlace Wreck
The man who allegedly caused three deaths in a bus crash in August of this year has been indicted on three separate counts of negligent homicide. 37-year-old Denis Yasmir Amaya-Rodriguez, a Honduran national, did not have a valid license when he allegedly lost control of a tour bus carrying workers […]
read moreSurvey: Drunk Drivers Abound On Area Roads
Lafayette ranked second on a list of the 100 cities with the most fatal alcohol-related crashes; Shreveport was no. 39, New Orleans was no. 40, and Lake Charles was no. 47. Last year, eight of the thirteen fatal vehicle collisions in Lafayette were alcohol-related. That 61.5 percent mark was second only […]
read moreHigh-Speed, Non-Crosswalk Wreck Seriously Injures Pedestrian
An unidentified female is clinging to life at a local hospital after a pedestrian-auto crash in Lafayette. According to police, an oncoming car hit the victim in the 2400 block of Johnson Street. She was immediately transported to a local hospital with unspecified injuries that were described only as severe. […]
read moreThree Tricks Insurance Companies Often Try
Although television commercials may imply otherwise, the insurance companies are not “on your side” if you suffer serious injuries in a vehicle collision. Since these firms make money by collecting premiums and not by paying claims, insurance companies will try almost anything to reduce or deny fair compensation to injury […]
read moreDrug-Related Deadly Crash In Lake Charles
The impaired driver who caused a fatal car crash in Lake Charles may have been under the influence of a drug cocktail, according to authorities. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office states that 31-year-old Derrick Leone, of Sulphur, crossed the center line on North Perkins Ferry Road and smacked head-on into […]
read morePrison Sentence Closes The Book On Area Police Chase
An area man was held accountable for his actions in a high-speed police chase that occurred in Lafayette last summer, but when are police officers held accountable for their conduct in similar situations? U.S. District Judge Dee Drell sentenced 32-year-old Kevin Abshire, of Maurice, to 24 months in prison after […]
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