Posts tagged accidents

• Covington Car Accident Claims Two Lives

  Staff Writer | May 03, 2006 2:06 PM | 0 CommentsNew Orleans, LA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Two men were killed early Saturday morning in Covington when the driver lost control of his sports car and crashed into a tree along Jahncke Avenue. Authorities are still investigating the crash but estimate the vehicle was traveling between 80 and 100 miles per hour in a 25mph zone when the accident occurred.According to the Times-Picayune:A 2001 Ford Mustang Cobra driven by John Marino IV,...

• Pedestrian Hit by Louisiana State Representative

  Shannon Weidemann | September 10, 2007 1:47 PM | 0 CommentsBaton Rouge, LA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A Louisiana State Representative hit a pedestrian in Terrebonne Parish with her car on Sunday. The pedestrian's arm was broken in the car accident. State Representative Carla Dartez was driving the car. The accident took place on Bayou Black Road.Dartez failed parts of the field sobriety test but passed a breathalyzer test administered soon afterward with a "0.00" score, said Trooper Gilbert...

• Pedestrian Killed by Car in Jesuit Bend

  Shannon Weidemann | February 27, 2007 9:31 PM | 0 CommentsNew Orleans, LA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A man was trying to hitch a ride on Louisiana 23 near Windmill Lane when he was hit by a car and killed. His identity has not been released but the victim was from the Ukraine. The accident occured in Plaquemines Parish. The pedestrian died at the scene from his injuries. His identity has not been disclosed, pending "proper notification," a State Police release said without elaboration. Piglia...

• Two Fatalities in Car Wreck

  Christina Cole | March 10, 2007 12:30 AM | 0 CommentsLafayette, LA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Two people were killed in a single car accident on Saturday, including an 8-year-old boy that was traveling in the bed of the pickup truck.According to Police, the child was riding in the back of the truck with a 37-year-old man around 2 pm. The driver of the truck lost control causing it to veer off to the left of the road. The truck flipped, ejecting the passenger, a woman, traveling inside...

• Two Die in Head-On Car Crash

  Christina Cole | January 24, 2007 7:45 AM | 0 CommentsLafayette, LA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Just before 6am in front of M&M International and Pinnacle Oilfield Service, a fatal car accident occured when a black Scion TC was trying to pass a vehicle and crashed with a pickup truck head-on, killing both men from each vehicle.One witness, an M&M employee Mike Martin, was about 30ft from the crash outside the front door. The crash caused both vehicles to land in a ditch in front of both...

• Louisiana Fifth Highest in Railroad Crossing Deaths

  Staff Writer | August 08, 2006 3:49 PM | 0 CommentsLafayette, LA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  A July 27, 2006 AP story points to flaws in private railroad crossings that may be detrimental to the public. In an attempt to put more emphasis on improving safety at privately owned railroad crossings, the Federal government's Transportation Department is considering a larger role in helping private landholders and railroad companies with this issue.All of this comes in response to the latest...

• Tractor Trailer Accident Closes I-10

  Staff Writer | May 01, 2006 2:48 PM | 0 CommentsNew Orleans, LA Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  A semi trailer carrying hazardous gas overturned on I-10 early Sunday, closing a four mile stretch of the interstate for most of the day. The accident occurred when the truck swerved to avoid car that had stopped suddenly in the right hand lane.The Times-Picayune reports:Trucker William Reeves, 50, of Lake Charles swerved to avoid the car and ran off the road into a ditch on its left side. One...

• Single Car Accident in St. Tammany Parish

  Shannon Weidemann | June 01, 2007 5:48 PM | 0 CommentsBaton Rouge, LA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A man was killed in a single car accident near Covington/Bush on La. 40. He was driving eastbound when he failed to negotiate a curve in the road. He drove off the road and along a ditch. The victim then overcorrected to the left, crossed the roadway traveling about 60 feet and exited the other side of the roadway. The truck finally entered the ditch, rotated clockwise and overturned,...

• St. Mary Parish Site of Two Car Accidents

  Shannon Weidemann | April 28, 2007 1:27 PM | 0 CommentsNew Orleans, LA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Two different accidents happened on U.S. 90 in St. Mary Parish this week. The first accident happended Tuesday afternoon and involved two vans and a truck. Six people were injured in the crash.The crash involved two vans and a pickup truck. One of the vans and the pickup truck flipped over during the crash.One man had to be removed from the van by the Four Corners and Jeanerette volunteer fire...

• Federal Eighteen Wheeler Laws To Protect You

  Timothy Young | April 19, 2010 7:31 AM | 0 CommentsNew Orleans, LA Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  One institution that is essential to our nation’s economic success is the trucking industry. Trucking companies and employees provide the foundation for the success of practically every...