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• Deputies identify dead passenger of DWI suspect in Hoo Shoo Too Road car crash Play Video

  February 4, 2025 5:20 PM

  BATON ROUGE — Deputies have identified the victim in a Hoo Shoo Too Road car crash caused by an alleged drunk driver arrested on his fourth DWI. Jessica Bourgeois, 31, was in the passenger seat of the car driven by Blake Haydel on Jan. 19 on Hoo Shoo Too... more »

• Man with 3 prior DWI offenses arrested after crash left passenger in his vehicle dead Play Video

  January 31, 2025 8:16 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Deputies arrested a man with three prior DWI offenses after he crashed his vehicle on Hoo Shoo Too Road and left his passenger dead. The crash happened on Jan. 19 on Hoo Shoo Too near the intersection of Savannah Jane Lane. Blake Haydel, 41, was driving... more »

• Man arrested in fatal high-speed drunk driving crash had 4 previous speeding tickets dismissed Play Video

  November 20, 2024 11:47 AM

  BATON ROUGE — A man accused of killing two people in a drunk-driving crash has a long list of dismissed traffic violations and was convicted of a crime of abuse, the WBRZ Investigative Unit uncovered Wednesday. The Baton Rouge Police Department said 29-year-old Devin Kleinpeter was driving 94 mph... more »

• Ascension Parish man arrested in St. Mary Parish on DWI, careless operation of boat charges

  October 28, 2024 1:33 PM

  MORGAN CITY — An Ascension Parish man was arrested by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents for driving a boat in Bayou Hawkins while intoxicated. Val Saurage, 55, was arrested for DWI and careless operation of a watercraft on Oct. 20, agents said. Agents said they saw... more »

• Mothers Against Drunk Driving holds annual fundraiser; releases butterflies in honor of lost loved ones Play Video

  October 21, 2024 12:55 PM

  BATON ROUGE — Mothers Against Drunk Driving held its annual Walk Like MADD fundraiser over the weekend. This year's event, held Saturday, featured a heart-warming butterfly release where members set 300 butterflies free, honoring lost loved ones. Executive Director Sunny Wall says the organization hopes to improve road... more »

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

  October 4, 2024 12:57 PM

  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... more »

• Man arrested on fourth DWI charge while driving on state highway in Assumption Parish

  September 27, 2024 1:58 PM

  PLATTENVILLE — A man was arrested Friday for a fourth drunk driving offense, Assumption Parish deputies said. Solomon Wise, 53, was booked on a fourth offense of DWI, as well as driving under a suspended license and driving on a roadway laned for traffic. A deputy assigned to... more »

• Mothers Against Drunk Driving honors law enforcement officers for drunk driving arrests Play Video

  July 23, 2024 5:21 PM

  PRAIRIEVILLE - More than 100 law enforcement officers across the state were honored Tuesday afternoon for making a monumental amount of DWI arrests over the last year. The 2024 Mothers Against Drunk Driving Law Enforcement Recognition Ceremony aimed to honor those who had made at least 25 DWI arrests... more »

• Teenager arrested after impaired driving leads to crash that killed two, injured others Play Video

  July 22, 2024 6:34 AM

  FOURCHON - A teenager was arrested early Sunday morning after he was reportedly driving while intoxicated, leading to a crash that killed two more teens and injured others. Louisiana State Police responded to the crash on Highway 3090 around 1 a.m. Sunday. An investigation found that Axel Flores-Cordova, 18,... more »

• Woman arrested on drug charges after she was pulled over for drunk driving in Napoleonville Play Video

  July 3, 2024 9:16 AM

  NAPOLEONVILLE– Assumption Parish Sheriff's Deputies arrested a woman from Galliano after they found drugs in her car while pulling her over for drunk driving. Deputies say 61-year-old Deirdre Marie Guidry crashed her car along LA Highway 308 Monday evening. She failed a field sobriety test. While investigating, deputies... more »

• Wrong-way driver booked for DWI, vehicular homicide after deadly crash on I-10 in Ascension Parish

  October 25, 2023 2:23 PM

  SORRENTO - A Texas man was booked for vehicular homicide and his third DWI after he struck another driver head-on along I-10 late Tuesday night, killing a woman. Louisiana State Police reported that 34-year-old Joshuah Cannon of Nederland, Texas was driving west in the eastbound lanes of the interstate... more »

• Baton Rouge man charged in deadly 2022 crash

  August 24, 2023 2:31 PM

  BATON ROUGE - An arrest has been made in connection with a deadly crash that happened in November 2022. Daniel Martinez, 26, of Baton Rouge faces four charges, including vehicular homicide and operating a vehicle while intoxicated, in connection with the wreck that killed Edgar Hernandez. Investigators said... more »

• Local agencies taking part in statewide impaired driving crackdown

  August 17, 2023 4:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Local law enforcement agencies are among those who will participate in a "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign that begins on Friday. The statewide project runs through Sept. 4. During that more-than-2-week period, additional patrols will be enacted in key areas, targeting impaired drivers.... more »

• Woman with long history of DWI arrests gets 30-year sentence for deadly crash

  June 3, 2022 10:26 AM

  BELLE ROSE - A woman who was out on bond for a DWI arrest when she killed a man in a drunk-driving crash was sentenced to 30 years in prison. Latasha Hicks, 46, took a deal from prosecutors in January, pleading guilty to a charge of vehicular homicide. This... more »

• State Police: Impaired driver arrested after crash that flipped vehicle, killed one passenger

  April 10, 2022 12:21 PM

  FRANKLINTON - A woman was arrested after an impaired driving crash Saturday that flipped her vehicle and killed one passenger. State Police said the crash happened shortly after 8:30 p.m. Saturday on LA 16, west of LA 25 in Washington Parish. Troopers said that Kieanna Mitchell was driving... more »

• Sobriety checkpoint scheduled for Thursday in Lafourche Parish

  December 27, 2021 12:25 PM

  LAFOURCHE PARISH - Louisiana State Police will have a sobriety checkpoint in Lafourche Parish on Thursday, Dec. 30. According to police, the checkpoint will last from 8:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. at an undisclosed location within the parish. "Our mission is to detect and arrest impaired drivers before... more »

• Impaired driving prevention included in recently passed infrastructure bill Play Video

  November 11, 2021 11:29 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The bipartisan infrastructure package passed by Congress and due to be signed into law includes requirements for automakers to curb impaired driving. In 2019 , Louisiana reported 220 alcohol-impaired driving fatalities, accounting for 30% of all driving deaths statewide. Nationwide, traffic fatalities, including those that... more »

• After 9-year-old dies in hospital, driver arrested a second time in violent crash

  November 1, 2021 6:25 PM

  GRETNA - A man accused of causing a crash that left a 9-year-old girl seriously hurt last week was taken into custody again on Monday after the child died in the hospital. The arrest comes more than a week after the Oct. 22 wreck on LA 23 in Gretna... more »

• NOLA city councilman arrested for drunk driving a second time

  October 18, 2021 10:48 AM

  NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans city councilman with a history of driving under the influence was arrested for the second time Monday morning on a DUI charge, WWL-TV reports . The news outlet cites jail records from Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office as confirming Jared Brossett's most recent drunk... more »

• Officials: Intoxicated boater crashed into bridge on Lake Pontchartrain, killing passenger

  July 9, 2021 4:49 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - State wildlife agents arrested a man for allegedly driving a boat while intoxicated and causing a deadly crash on Lake Pontchartrain. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said Collin Alexander, 24, was arrested Tuesday, several months after the wreck on March 6. The department... more »

• Trooper tased during off-duty DWI arrest gets his job back

  May 13, 2021 3:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A state trooper fired after he was tased during a traffic stop and charged with DWI while off-duty got his job back Thursday. The Louisiana State Police Commission reinstated Sheldon Perkins during a hearing Thursday. Though he's back with LSP, Perkins was demoted from lieutenant to... more »

• Former LSU basketball player injured in deadly car crash

  April 12, 2021 8:19 PM

  HOUSTON, Texas - The family of a former LSU basketball player is asking for donations following a deadly car crash involving a drunk driver. Daryl Edwards Jr. was one of the victims left injured following a head-on collision on the Westpark Tollway in Houston around 2 a.m. Wednesday. A... more »

• Gonzales officer arrested for DWI after knocking out utility pole

  April 9, 2021 3:48 PM

  GONZALES - A police officer is facing a DWI charge after he allegedly took out a utility pole while driving intoxicated. Louisiana State Police confirmed that Gonzales Police Officer Brent Amy was involved in the wreck on LA 621 near L. Landry Road around 1 a.m. Friday. Amy was... more »

• BRPD officer on court probation after pleading no contest to DWI crash with injuries

  March 30, 2021 9:33 AM

  BATON ROUGE - According to The Advocate , a Baton Rouge police officer is on court probation until early 2022 after pleading no contest to driving while intoxicated in a February 2020 crash that left a second driver injured. The news outlet reports that Officer Dave Davis Jr., a... more »

• Fatal Florida Boulevard crash kills one, driver arrested for OWI, vehicular homicide

  March 18, 2020 9:58 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police say a 19-year-old man who got behind the wheel after consuming alcohol and caused a fatal crash has been arrested. Officers with the Baton Rouge Police Department report that Lester Tejada was speeding while driving a 2015 Chrysler on a Saturday night (February 8). ... more »

• 'A wakeup call': Local representative releases first statement after drunk-driving arrest Play Video

  March 4, 2020 11:08 AM

  BATON ROUGE - State Representative Donna 'Kathy' Edmonston has broken her silence a little more than a day after she was arrested for a drunk-driving crash. In her first public statement on the matter Thursday, Edmonston called the situation a "wakeup call" that has pushed her to "evaluate my... more »

• Suspected drunk driver arrested in deadly crash

  December 29, 2019 5:42 PM

  WALKER - Louisiana State Police responded to a deadly crash in Walker on Saturday. State police say the accident happened around 2:30 a.m. as 19-year-old Kali Sunde was driving north on Walker Road. She crossed the center line and crashed head-on into another vehicle driven by 19-year old Blaze... more »

• Video captures school bus driver drinking beer while transporting students

  November 27, 2019 12:09 PM

  AURORA, IL - An Illinois school bus driver was fired after she was caught drinking beer while transporting more than two dozen children. Michelle Passley, 44, was arrested Monday after video appeared to show her drinking from two cans of beer while behind the wheel of a school bus... more »

• Man sentenced to 25 years for fatally crashing pickup into person seated at bus stop

  November 20, 2019 12:33 PM

  BATON ROUGE – On Tuesday, a man who got behind the wheel while inebriated and crashed his vehicle into someone seated at a bus stop was sentenced to 25 years in prison. According to The Advocate , Ever M. Hernandez pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and hit and run... more »

• Drunk driver arrested for 9th DWI charge, prior arrests going back to 1989

  July 20, 2019 3:44 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police arrested a 56-year-old man for his 9th DWI late Friday night after he was caught driving recklessly on the roadway. Police initially noticed Ferman Smith change lanes without signaling while driving through the 1900 block of North Acadian Thwy just after midnight. He then began... more »

• Baton Rouge man killed in fatal two-vehicle crash on I-12 Saturday morning

  March 23, 2019 11:58 AM

  SLIDELL- State Police report one person was killed in a fatal two-vehicle crash on I-12 in St. Tammany Parish early Saturday morning. The crash took the life of 33-year-old Glenn Williams Jr of Baton Rouge. The accident happened on Saturday around 12:30 a.m. According to police, Williams was... more »

• Single-vehicle crash in Tangipahoa Parish claims life of 33-year-old man

  March 10, 2019 12:35 PM

  HAMMOND- One person is dead following a single-vehicle crash Sunday morning in Tangipahoa Parish. Police say the wreck happened on US 190 east of Baptist Road around 1 a.m. taking the life of 33-year-old Archie Herbert Moore Jr. Moore was driving a 2001 Chevrolet Colorado Westbound on US... more »

• Two killed in vehicle crash in Pointe Coupee Parish Saturday

  March 9, 2019 3:34 PM

  POINTE COUPEE PARISH- A two car crash left two dead near Simmensport Bridge in Point Coupee Parish early Saturday morning. The crash took the lives of 35-year-old Brandon Wright and 36-year-old Erica Thomas. According to police, 61-year-old Dannie Dixon was traveling southbound on Hwy 1 in a 1997... more »

• Man arrested for 3rd DWI following hit and run

  February 3, 2019 6:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Police arrested a man for his third DWI offense following a hit and run. Ronald Belona was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Equinox when he struck another vehicle in a parking lot of 8190 Plank Road. When the police officer came in contact with Belona behind the... more »

• Slidell Police: Babysitter arrested for drunk driving crash; children injured

  May 2, 2017 1:43 PM

  SLIDELL – A woman was arrested after police say she got into a drunk driving crash while children she was babysitting were in the car with her. The Slidell Police Department arrested Brenda Brown for DWI with Child Endangerment, two counts of vehicular negligent injuring, two counts of no... more »

• Lake Charles man killed in head-on crash on LA 171; Impairment suspected

  April 22, 2017 3:39 PM

  CALCASIEU PARISH - A Lake Charles man was killed in a head-on collision on LA 171 Friday night. According to Louisiana State Police, 61-year-old Carl Bryant was driving his 1992 Toyota Tercel on the wrong side of the highway when he crashed head-on into another vehicle around 10:10 p.m.... more »

• Uber predicts surge in Baton Rouge on New Year's Eve

  December 30, 2016 11:35 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Even if it rains Saturday night, revelers are still expected to be out in force, and the mobile taxi service Uber could charge higher rates as a result. In an email, Uber predicts prices to surge right after midnight, and rates will likely remain high for hours.... more »

• Mom arrested after driving drunk with children inside vehicle, crashing on Hwy. 165

  November 7, 2016 2:29 PM

  JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH – A mother was arrested for driving drunk while her four children were in the vehicle, following a crash on Highway 165. The crash occurred around 12:30 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6 on Highway 165 south of Highway 101 when a Buick van, driven by 29-year-old... more »

• Medics recovering after drunk driver crashed into wreck

  June 30, 2016 11:47 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Two EMTs and an officer injured after a suspected drunk driver plowed through the scene of a wreck early Sunday morning are recovering well. First responders were at the scene of an accident on I-10 East at the 10/12 split at around 1:30 a.m. Sunday when... more »

• Driver sues bar for $1M after drunken crash

  June 27, 2016 4:33 PM

  DALLAS - The Dallas Morning News reported a man is filing a lawsuit against a bar for allegedly serving him too much to drink, leading him to later crash his car. The man, Gordon Savage, brought the lawsuit against W.W. Fairfield’s restaurant and club after he ended his eight-hour... more »

• Accused drunk driver insults officers, vomits

  June 20, 2016 1:57 PM

  RIVERSIDE, Ill. - Illinois police said that a woman hurled insults and vomit at officers after she was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. Hazel Rojas, 44 was pulled over after police said that her Land Rover failed to go through a green light, and then was traveling below the... more »

• Suspected drunk driver arrested after passenger killed in crash

  May 20, 2016 3:08 PM

  ST. AMANT - A Prairieville man was arrested after a passenger in his vehicle died following an early morning crash in Ascension Parish. 27-year-old Jot Willeford was booked on charges of vehicular homicide, vehicular negligent injuring, no seat belt and operating a vehicle with an expired driver’s license. ... more »

• Man arrested for drunk driving and crashing into State Police car

  April 21, 2016 3:32 PM

  MORGAN CITY - A man was arrested after driving drunk and crashing into a Louisiana State Police car. On Wednesday at around 8:30 p.m., 45-year-old Duane McClendon of Morgan City was traveling eastbound on I-10 near Breaux Bridge when he ran off of the right side of the road and... more »

• Woman pulled over for 4th offense DWI with unrestrained child in car

  March 1, 2016 6:59 PM

  ST. AMANT - A 32-year-old woman from St. Amant was arrested for her fourth DWI after she was reportedly pulled over with a BAC more than four times the legal limit with her unrestrained infant child in the vehicle Monday night, according to the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office. Deputies... more »

• Baton Rouge Police Department receives DWI, traffic enforcement grant

  November 23, 2015 3:49 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Local police have been awarded an enforcement grant funded by the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission (LHSC) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to further crack down on seatbelt, drunk driving and speeding violations in the Capital City. Enforcement operations in connection with the grant... more »

• Deal allowed drunk driver to avoid jail time Play Video

  September 16, 2015 6:26 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A woman who admitted to driving drunk three years ago, is facing charges now of drinking and driving again and causing a deadly crash Tuesday night. The crash killed 19-year-old Tashadow Gray. Investigators said 30-year-old T'Naia Burnette swerved into her lane and killed her. They believe she had... more »

• Gerald faces sentencing for drunk driving deaths

  March 12, 2013 7:26 AM

  CLINTON - The man who police say was more than twice the legal limit when he crashed into another car head-on, killing seven people, will learn his fate today in an East Feliciana Parish courtroom. Brett Gerald pleaded guilty in December to seven counts of vehicular homicide, after originally... more »