A recent accident on Louisiana Highway 30 has resulted in the death of two people and injuries to two others. According to reports, the fatal car accident was the result of two suspected thieves attempting to flee from police. While attempting to evade a police...
Year: 2012
Speeding on a rainy day in Louisiana leads to fatal car accident
According to the Louisiana State Police Troop D, there have been 31 fatalities resulting from car crashes within their jurisdiction so far this year. A recent car accident claimed the life of one man and injured another when a driver, whom police believe may have been...
Louisiana driver in hit and run fatal accident surrenders
A 58-year-old man was discovered in Louisiana along LS 445 the morning of Nov. 11 by State Police Troop L. Authorities believed that the man had been there since before midnight the previous evening. According to initial reports of the accident site, the suspect...
Louisiana car accident kills 2, leaves 1 in critical care
Louisiana laws that protect victims of crashes vary when determining eligibility to file personal injury claims depending upon the circumstances of the accident. On Thanksgiving morning, two people died in a car accident and another was critically injured according to...
Crash kills motorcyclist: Louisiana wrongful death claim next?
Two Louisiana men from the same town were involved in a two-vehicle crash that resulted in the death of one and likely unalterably changed the life of the other. Both men were from Kentwood in Tangipahoa Parish. Now one of them is dead, and the man's surviving family...
Misdiagnosis by Louisiana doctor leads to unnecessary mastectomy
Louisiana medical facilities are known for top of the line medical care; however, when something goes wrong, judges are not afraid to make it right. A recent unfortunate misdiagnosis has landed the medical malpractice victim an award of over $950,000 in compensation....
Louisiana Supreme Court sides with father in wrongful death case
A Louisiana wrongful death case has made it to the state's highest court. The father had filed the case against the child's mother. In 2009, the woman had her son inside the vehicle when she told him to get out. She then ran over her child 'intentionally and...
Louisiana fatal accident: Did driver fall asleep at the wheel?
Louisiana State Police are warning drivers about a recent accident involving two cars where sleep impairment may have been a factor. The fatal accident is believed to have been caused by one driver drifting off to sleep before veering into an oncoming lane. Troopers...
Crash after cross over center line kills 1 in Beauregard Parish
We never know with certainty what each day will bring. Many of us go to work, drive home and go out to dinner or someplace else. Most of the time, those activities take place without a hitch, but the simple fact is we cannot always control what happens. A recent...
Louisiana teen thrown from car; dead at scene
Two families in Louisiana are tragically altered following the events of a terrible crash that claimed the life of a teenager earlier this month. One person identified as the driver of the vehicle in the car accident is incarcerated and facing criminal charges of...