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1 dead, 5 hurt in suspected drunk-driving crash in Independence; driver arrested

1 month 1 week 1 day ago Friday, October 04 2024 Oct 4, 2024 October 04, 2024 11:57 AM October 04, 2024 in News
Source: WBRZ

INDEPENDENCE — One person was killed and five were hurt after a car driven by a suspected drunk driver ran off the road, hit a tree and flipped in Independence. 

The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said 23-year-old Marisol Carcamo Vargas was killed in the wreck that happened Saturday around 6 p.m. along North Larussa Lane. Five other people in the car were injured. 

Deputies said Antonio Reyes Carcamo was driving the vehicle and lost control while making a left turn. The car went off the shoulder, into a tree and flipped over.

The driver was taken to a hospital after the crash. Upon his release, deputies arrested him for vehicular homicide, driving while intoxicated and reckless operation of a vehicle.

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