Two Lafayette residents die in car accident in Jeff Davis
Published 2:17 pm Thursday, June 8, 2017
ELTON — Two Lafayette residents died Wednesday in a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of U.S. 190 and La. 26, state police said.
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Ushaben Patel, 53, was driving north on La. 26 when he failed to stop at a stop sign, said Sgt. James Anderson.
Patel’s vehicle was struck on the passenger side by a westbound vehicle driven by James Felix, 42, of Carencro, Anderson said.
Patel and her front-seat passenger, Dhanubed Patel, 64, were killed, but two other passengers suffered mild to moderate injuries, he said. Felix suffered minor injuries.
Anderson said routine toxicology tests for both drivers are pending.
