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Grand jury indicts Maurice officer in fatal crash
Posted: Feb 6, 2013 4:13 AM by AP
ABBEVILLE, La. (AP) - A Vermilion Parish grand jury has charged a Maurice police officer with negligent homicide in a fatal crash last year that left an 83-year-old Abbeville man dead.
Assistant District Attorney Stanton Hardee said the panel indicted Officer Willis Thomas on Tuesday.
Thomas was responding to a call Oct. 11 with his emergency lights and siren activated when a car driven by Paul Suire pulled from a side street onto U.S. Highway 167 and was hit on the driver's door by the patrol car.
Suire was pronounced dead by the Vermilion Parish coroner. His wife, 79-year-old Philomene Suire, sustained moderate injuries. Thomas had minor injuries.
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Information from: The Advocate, http://theadvocate.com
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