One-vehicle crash leaves 2 dead
Published 6:00 pm Friday, July 28, 2017
Two people died early Thursday morning in a one-vehicle crash east of Lake Charles, state police said.
Sgt. James Anderson said troopers responded to the accident, on La. 3020 near Catalina Street, just before 1 a.m.
Anderson said a 2015 Nissan Altima heading west ran off the road, struck a culvert and became airborne. He said the vehicle then struck a second culvert before landing in the roadway.
The driver, 52-year-old Robbie Fontenot of Evangeline, and his passenger, 34-year-old Tommie Harris Jr. of Houston, were both pronounced dead at the scene, Anderson said. Neither was wearing a seat belt, he said.
A toxicology sample was obtained from Fontenot and will be submitted for analysis, Anderson said.
