Bobby G. Conner II, 66, of Huntsville, Texas, and Diego L. Gonzalez-Sanchez, 29, died after two 18-wheelers collided on I-20 at Pines Road in Shreveport on September 18, 2026, according to KSLA’s report citing the Caddo Parish Coroner’s Office. Shreveport police reportedly said one truck crossed the center median, struck the other and overturned….
A 38-year-old Lake Charles man died while riding in a Dodge Nitro involved in a three-vehicle crash on LA 13 near ORO Trail Road on September 16, 2026, according to reports citing Louisiana State Police. The unusual part of the preliminary account is that both moving vehicles, the northbound Dodge and a southbound GMC…
A 38-year-old man from Daytona Beach, Florida, died after a Chevrolet Silverado struck him on northbound US 61 near Frank Drive outside Sorrento on September 17, 2026, according to Louisiana State Police. Troopers said the pedestrian was walking north in the left travel lane when the northbound pickup struck him. That lane position is…
Bryan Keith Comeaux was arrested in September 2026 in connection with the December 10, 2025, head-on crash on LA 70 that killed Blake Landry of Pierre Part. The Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office reported that Comeaux was booked on allegations of negligent homicide and failure to drive on the right side of the road. Those…
A 13-year-old Port Barre girl died from injuries she suffered in a September 12, 2026, crash on westbound I-10 near the Butte La Rose exit, according to Louisiana State Police. Troopers said the Hyundai Elantra in which she was riding moved from the left lane into the right lane, struck a concrete barrier and…
A 33-year-old Iowa, Louisiana, motorcyclist died after his Kawasaki struck the rear of a Toyota Corolla on the I-10 eastbound Exit 25 ramp to I-210 near Westlake on September 13, 2026, according to Louisiana State Police. The rear impact is an important fact, but it does not tell us whether traffic slowed suddenly, how…
Virgil “Vee” Williams, 35, of Bossier City, died after his Honda Civic left westbound I-20, struck a guardrail, reentered the interstate and collided with an 18-wheeler near Haughton on September 15, 2026. KSLA identified Williams as a member of the Calvary Baptist Academy football coaching staff. The school publicly described the loss felt by…
Ascension Parish deputies identified Kelvin Roel Gutierrez-Lara as the person they allege was driving the vehicle that struck and severely injured a 22-year-old pedestrian on Dutchtown Lane in Geismar on August 15, 2026. WAFB and WBRZ reported on September 15 that deputies were still trying to locate the 20-year-old. The suspected Dodge had already…
A Rapides Parish judge set a combined $1 million bond for Julius Layfield, the man accused in the March 31, 2026, hit-and-run that killed 16-year-old Alexandria Senior High student Collin Lacaze and seriously injured another teenager. The September 14 bond hearing added important details about the evidence Alexandria police say they collected. It also…
Malachi Antoine, 22, died after a two-vehicle crash on Perkins Road near Bles Avenue in Baton Rouge on September 15, 2026. The other driver remained in critical condition when the latest reports were published. Baton Rouge police preliminarily reported that an eastbound vehicle left Perkins Road, struck a curb, overturned and hit a vehicle…
A 4-month-old child who suffered life-threatening injuries in a head-on crash near Roanoke is now expected to make a full recovery, according to a September 16 update from Louisiana State Police. The child was riding in a Hyundai Sonata that State Police said crossed the centerline on LA 395 and struck a northbound Ford…
Bastrop police are asking for help identifying the driver who struck and killed 59-year-old Kerry L. Johnson on Henry Avenue during the night of September 11 or the morning of September 12, 2026. KNOE reported that the vehicle left the scene. Police had not released a vehicle description or identified a suspect when the…
Tania Hamilton, 22, of Jena, died after a Ford F-350 struck her on US 165 at Dellwood Drive in Monroe shortly after 5 a.m. on September 12, 2026, according to Louisiana State Police. Troopers said the truck was northbound in the right lane while Hamilton was walking across the northbound lanes. The release does…
Kain Galliano, 23, of Galliano, died after his Chevrolet Colorado was struck on the driver’s side while crossing LA 3235 at West 107th Street in Cut Off on September 9, 2026. Louisiana State Police reported that Galliano was traveling east across the southbound lanes when a southbound Toyota Tundra struck the Chevrolet. Both pickups…
Michael Middleton, 77, of Plaquemine, died after his Nissan Rogue struck an unoccupied pickup at a boat launch near Jack Miller’s Landing and both vehicles overturned into the Upper Grand River on September 7, 2026. Louisiana State Police reported that Middleton continued through a stop sign at LA 75 and LA 3066, crossed the…