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Westlake man dies in crash

Posted: Mar 18, 2013 8:19 AM by AP/CS

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MOSS BLUFF, La. (AP) - An early Sunday morning traffic accident in Moss Bluff claimed the life of a Westlake man.

Calcasieu Parish sheriff's deputies say 26-year-old Jerry W. Sonnier Jr. was traveling west on Gateway Drive around 2:45 a.m. at a high rate of speed when his car ran off the roadway, striking a ditch and culvert.

Officials say Sonnier was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.

Sonnier's passenger, 25-year-old Jamie G. Stratton of Lake Charles, was taken to a local hospital and is listed in serious condition.

Topics: Westlake, man, dies, crash

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