Posts tagged Motor Vehicle Accidents

• Teen Dead After Being Run Over by Float

  Jenny Albano | February 05, 2008 8:05 PM | 0 CommentsBaton Rouge, LA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A driver towing a float in a Carnival parade accidentally ran over and killed his 16-year-old brother.Clay Michael Sayer was standing between Kain N. Sayer's pickup truck and the float behind it, talking to riders on the float during a brief stop around 5 p.m. Saturday, Trooper Scott Moreau said. The teen was pinned by the float when the truck started moving again, Moreau said.Kain Sayer, 21,...

• 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...

• Baton Rouge Car Accident Injures Secretary of State

  Shannon Weidemann | August 15, 2007 8:54 PM | 0 CommentsBaton Rouge, LA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A car accident on Interstate 12 in Baton Rouge left the Secretary of State injured and in need of surgery. He had injuries to his chest, back, and pelvis. The two car accident happened last week. The driver of the other car was not injured. Dardenne was traveling in the center lane of Interstate-12 near its split with I-10 in Baton Rouge last Monday when his Infiniti veered to the right and...

• Pedestrian Killed by Car in Norco

  Shannon Weidemann | July 24, 2007 5:36 PM | 0 CommentsBaton Rouge, LA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A 25-year-old man from Laplace was killed in a pedestrian accident in Norco on July 15th. He was leaving a bar when he walked in front of a Mitsubishi Galant. The victim had been drinking alcohol before the accident. The victim was killed around 5 a.m. today when he walked out of the Spillway Bar, 15641 Airline Highway, in Norco, and directly into the southbound lanes of travel, said Senior...

• 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,...

• Wilson Man Killed in Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | April 26, 2007 1:55 PM | 0 CommentsBaton Rouge, LA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A 23-year-old Wilson man was killed after driving his car over the center lane of La. 19 and hit a truck. His car caught on fire and he was unable to get out of the vehicle. Troopers were notified of the crash near La. 19 and La. 955 shortly before 3 a.m. Saturday, Brown said.Sims was unable to exit the vehicle when it burst into flames, and he was later pronounced dead at the scene by the...

• Man Drives Car Over Levee in Baton Rouge

  Shannon Weidemann | February 25, 2007 4:41 PM | 0 CommentsBaton Rouge, LA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A man drove a Chrysler over a levee in Baton Rouge, it went airborne and landed in the Mississippi River. A fire fighter with the Baton Rouge Fire Department was the first to the scene. He had been trained in water rescue and was able to hold the driver's head above the water until more help arrived.Firefighters searched the water around the car for other people who might have been in the...

• Car Accident Attorney Advice

  Staff Writer | November 17, 2005 9:30 AM | 0 CommentsBaton Rouge, LA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Car accidents are responsible for over $150 billion per year (yes, BILLION) in costs resulting from injuries and property damage. It is important to know what to do in order to protect your legal rights if you are in an Louisiana accident and need a car accident attorney. The consumer legal information resource InjuryBoard.com provides some valuable information:First, call the police (and...