Sulphur woman killed in two-vehicle crash in DeQuincy
Published 3:20 pm Thursday, August 31, 2023
A Sulphur man woman killed Wednesday night in a two-vehicle accident in the 3400 block of Edgerly Road in DeQuincy.
Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Kayla Vincent said an SUV was traveling northbound on Edgerly Road at about 6:15 p.m. when for unknown reasons it crossed the center line while approaching a curve. The SUV struck a truck that was headed southbound, head-on.
The driver of the SUV, Gay L. Dugas, 65, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was pronounced dead at the scene, Vincent said.
The driver of the truck, who was wearing a seatbelt, suffered minor injuries.
As mandated by state law a toxicology report will be conducted on both drivers, although impairment is not suspected.