Two die in separate wrecks
Louisiana State Police are investigating two separate weekend crashes in Acadiana that took the lives of two people.The first happened just before midnight on Friday on La. 339, north of La. 14 in Vermilion Parish.
Investigators say a 16-year-old girl was driving Ford truck north on La. 339, when she traveled off the right side of the road for unknown reasons.
The truck struck a culvert, then struck a tree, which caused the truck to come to a rest upside down on the roadway's shoulder.
Three other 16-year-olds and a 17-year-old male were passengers in the truck.
A 16-year-old passenger from Delcambre was trapped inside the truck and died at the scene.
The driver and other passengers were transported to local hospitals with minor to moderate injuries.
The 16-year-old driver faces charges of careless operation of a motor vehicle, DWI first offense and vehicular homicide, but was released into the custody of her mother because the juvenile facility was at capacity.
The second fatal crash happened early Sunday morning on La. 353 in the Cypress Island community. It happened around 4:30 a.m.
Brock Blanchard, 21, of St. Martinville was driving a 1997 Chevrolet Tahoe north on La. 353.
Blanchard failed to negotiate a curve, causing the SUV to travel across the southbound lanes onto the shoulder, according to police.
The SUV then struck an embankment to a driveway, causing the SUV to roll over.
It struck a utility pole and came to rest on the passenger side of the vehicle.
A passenger in the SUV, 19-year-old Jordi Guilbeau, was transported to a local hospital with moderate to severe injuries.
Blanchard and Guilbeau were both trapped in the vehicle.
Neither of the two were wearing seat belts, and Blanchard died at the scene.
Investigators are unsure if alcohol or drugs were factors in this crash.
Chemical test results are pending at the state crime lab.
Louisiana State Police Troop I has investigated 10 fatal crashes, resulting in 13 fatalities so far this year.
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