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• Search is on for Man Accused of Skipping Trial Play Video

  March 26, 2013 6:43 PM

  A nationwide alert is on for a man who walked out of the Lafayette Parish Courthouse, just before his trial Monday for vehicular homicide. Wade Lohse is accused of killing 29-year-old Cacie Barras. Toxicology test results show he was impaired when he crashed into her vehicle. Deputies issued a... more »

• Barksdale airman killed in car accident

  March 12, 2012 6:18 AM

  BOSSIER CITY, La. (AP) - Barksdale Air Force Base officials say an airman from the 2nd Munitions Squadron died in a car wreck near Camden, Tenn. A news release says Staff Sgt. Brian L. Smith II died when his car and a truck collided Thursday afternoon on Interstate 40. It... more »

• 18 year old killed in single car accident in La.

  February 20, 2012 10:38 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana State Police say an 18-year-old woman has died in a single-vehicle crash on Louisiana 37 in East Baton Rouge Parish. State Police spokesman Russell G. Graham II said in news release that the crash Sunday night killed Angela Robinson of Clinton. Graham said Robison... more »

• 3 Vehicle Crash

  January 10, 2012 8:18 AM

  3 car accident with injuries on Johnson. Southbound lanes of Johnson are closed, South College should be used as an alternate route. more »

• Mark Ingram has car accident in Huntsville, Ala.

  July 22, 2011 10:57 AM

  HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Police say a car driven by Heisman trophy winner and former Alabama star running back Mark Ingram has collided with an 18-wheeler in Huntsville. Huntsville police told WHNT that both airbags deployed in Ingram's two-door Infinity. Police say neither Ingram nor his girlfriend, who was also... more »

• Guilty Plea in Double Vehicular Homicide

  March 29, 2011 12:52 PM

  A Lafayette man will serve ten years in prison for a car accident that killed two people in December 2009. Monday, Justin Credeur plead guilty to two counts of vehicular homicide. The accident happened on December 5, 2009 on Eraste Landry Road. Credeur was driving the vehicle with two passengers... more »

• Three Car Accident in Carencro

  February 5, 2011 11:57 PM

  Three people are recovering after a car crash in Carencro Saturday afternoon. It happened at the intersection of University and Kentwood around 4:30. Three cars were involved in the crash and police say a vehicle making a left turn from University hit a car and then that vehicle hit... more »

• Franklin Man Survives After Vehicle Knocks Him Off Bridge

  February 4, 2011 7:24 PM

  A Franklin man, Christopher Newsom, is recovering tonight after a car knocked him off a bridge yesterday morning. His stepmother, Bonita Newsom, said "that is one of the worse things a parent can go through--not knowing the condition of their child." She said she was bracing herself for the worst,... more »

• Accident Involving Lafayette Police Officer

  January 26, 2011 6:42 PM

  A Lafayette police officer's car was towed from Buchanan and Vermilion Streets this afternoon. The driver of a car ran a red light as the cruiser was crossing the intersection. Cpl. Paul Mouton says the driver has a suspended license and was also ticketed for driving an unsafe car. Nobody... more »

• One Dead After Vehicle Crashes into Bayou Teche

  December 17, 2010 7:43 PM

  A vehicle plunges into the Bayou Teche resulting in one woman's death, while a young boy manages to walk away unharmed. It happened around three this morning on LA Highway 355 in Cecila. The driver, 23 year old, Debricka Sylvestor, of Breaux Bridge was driving her Ford Explorer east on... more »

• Two People are Dead after Colliding with a Train

  October 8, 2010 5:48 AM

  A husband and wife are dead this morning in Crowley after being hit by a train. It happened just after 4:30am at the Sydney Richard Highway 90 intersection. According to sheriff's official the couple was killed on impact. The train hit the car and pushed it a 1/2 mile down... more »

• 5 Accidents, 11 Vehicles on I10

  June 4, 2010 3:18 PM

  A series of back-to-back accidents on Interstate 10 this morning caused miles of backup for drivers in Jeff Davis Parish. Five accidents, involving 11 vehicles, all happened around the same time-- just before 9 am-- and within the same area-- along I10 in Welsh, between exits 49 and 54.... more »

• Alexandria Man Gets 15 Years for Three Fatalities

  May 11, 2010 9:57 AM

  ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - A Lafayette man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for killing a mother and her daughters with his vehicle. Justin Paul Brouillete, 23, pleaded guilty Monday to three counts of vehicular homicide in the deaths of JoAnn Issac and her two daughters, Brittany Isaac... more »

• Single Car Accident In New Iberia

  April 5, 2010 4:59 PM

  A single car with three occupants traveling on Sugar Mill Road by the intersection of N. Landry, near the railroad tracks, was traveling too fast, lost control around a curve, skidded, broadsided a utility pole and flipped. 1 occupant was pick up by airmed and taken to Lafayette General. The... more »

• Deridder Man Killed In Hwy 190 Car Accident

  March 17, 2010 6:01 PM

  Today, troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop D investigated a two vehicle crash that claimed the life of a Deridder man on US 190 near Milepost 8.5. Killed in the crash was forty-eight year old Stephen E. Curry of Deridder. Curry was killed when the vehicle he was driving... more »

• Update: Interstate Accident in Scott

  March 15, 2010 3:48 PM

  One man is in critical condition this morning after his motorcycle collided with a van last night in Scott. There were four men in the van who were uninjured. It happened just after 10:15 last night on Interstate 10. more »

• Man Dies After Single Car Accident In Parks

  January 13, 2010 6:26 PM

  State Police report the death of 30-year-old Guy Blanchard of Breaux Bridge due to a single-car crash. This afternoon at around 2:15, Troopers responded to Hwy 347 near parks where a single car accident had occurred. The driver, Guy Blanchard failed to negotiate an upcoming turn and went... more »

• Three Vehicle Accident Blocks Part of I-10 E

  December 18, 2009 6:13 PM

  A traffic accident on I-10 between Lafayette and Breaux Bridge has blocked the eastbound lanes by mile marker 105. The accident involved three cars one of which is reportedly on fire. State Police tell us one person has been critically injured in this crash. more »

• Major accident on I-10 near scott

  December 2, 2009 10:47 AM

  This morning there has been a major traffic accident on Interstate 10 west bound near Scott closing all lanes of traffic. Several agencies responded and at least one victim had to be air lifted from the scene. Multiple injuries have been reported in this accident. All lanes have since reopened,... more »

• Circus Elephant Escapes

  November 6, 2009 8:59 AM

  ENID, Okla. (AP) - An Oklahoma couple driving home from church hit an animal - a really big one. An elephant that escaped from a nearby circus collided with the couple's SUV Wednesday night when it ran across a rural highway in Enid, about 100 miles north of Oklahoma City.... more »