Early on Christmas Day, December 25, a woman from Ville Platte woman died in a car accident.

According to State Police, the accident happened at around 1 a.m. on the Bois D’Arc Road in Evangeline Parish.

Allison Gremillion, aged 24, was driving a Nissan Maxima east on the road when the car traveled off the left side of the roadway, hit a ditch, struck an embankment and overturned. Gremillion was not wearing her seat belt and she was partially ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.

At this stage it is not known if impairment was a factor in the crash but toxicology samples were taken from Gremillion and submitted to the Louisiana State Police Crime Lab for analysis. In the meantime the
crash remains under investigation.

Police warned of the importance of wearing a seat belt which greatly increases the chances of surviving a crash.

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On Sunday, October 9, evangelist Vernon Stephenson was fatally injured in a single vehicle car accident.

According to the Louisiana State Police the accident happened at 12.20 a.m. when 73 year old Vernon Stephenson and his 74 year old wife, Rebecca, were traveling east on Highway 6 just west of Highway 476. It appears that the vehicle exited the right side of the road, hit an embankment and rolled over.

Both were transported to LSU Medical Center in Shreveport for treatment where Vernon Stephenson died later that afternoon from his injuries. His wife sustained minor injuries.

It is not yet know what caused the vehicle to leave the roadway but both victims spoke with troopers before being transported to hospital.

The accident is still under investigation.

Stephenson was awarded the “Lifetime Achievement” award at the 2016 State Evangelism Conference in Lafayette on January 27 by the Louisiana Conference of Southern Baptist Evangelists.

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On July 15, a young boy from Lafayette was killed in an accident in Foley, Alabama.

According to authorities, 11 year old Cameron Michael Bailey was riding in the back seat of a Honda SUV behind the driver on the Foley Beach Express. They were on their way home from a vacation in Orange Beach, Alabama and Bailey was with a friend of the family. A red pickup truck hit them head on and Bailey was killed with another five people being injured and taken to a local hospital including the driver of the SUV. Foley Police Department said they believe the elderly driver of the truck suffered a medical emergency which caused him to go into the other lane and crash into the oncoming traffic.

Bailey was a student at Our Lady of Fatima School where he would have been entering the sixth grade this coming school year.

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On Sunday, June 26, a child died when improperly restrained in a pickup accident.

According to Louisianan State Troopers, the accident happened just before 6.30 a.m. on Louisiana Highway 182. Bendell Williams, aged 24 was driving a pickup and she drove off the right side of the Highway in St. Landry Parish., the truck hit an embankment and overturned.

The one year old child, Jamaika Johnson of Carencro was riding in the rear seat of the truck and was improperly restrained as she was not in a proper child car seat but just had with a shoulder-lap belt. She suffered severe injuries and was taken to Opelousas General Hospital, where she later died.

Williams who was wearing the appropriate seat belt was treated for moderate injuries.

The crash remains under investigation and no decision has been made about possible charges but officials are reminding parents to use the correct car seats for their children.

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On Friday, May 27 a single vehicle crash caused the death of a woman.

According to Louisiana State Police, the accident happened on LA 56 just south of LA 58 in Terrebone Parish at around 4 p.m.

A 2000 Mazda 626 being driven by 86 year old Velma Dehart, of Chauvin was traveling south on LA 56. For reasons unknown she went off the right side of the road near the Dollar General store and into a ditch. Dehart and her front-seat passenger, 60 year old Sandra Scott, also of Chauvin, sustained minor injuries.

Hazel Scott, aged 90 was the backseat passenger and she was killed in the accident.

The police say that all three occupants were wearing seat belts and although impairment is not suspected as a factor in the crash, routine toxicology tests are pending for Dehart.

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On Sunday night, April 24, a man driving drunk allegedly caused a crash which killed a young girl and injured three others.

According to Lafayette Police Department, the accident happened at around 10.30 p.m. when 34 year old Albert K. Sampy of Lafayette was driving at high speed down N. University Avenue. He tried to avoid a rear end crash and instead swerved into the oncoming traffic hitting another vehicle head on.

Isley Thibodeaux, aged 10 was killed in the crash and three others in the vehicle were injured including the driver who had a broken leg.

Sampy, who had two previous drunken driving arrests, and his passenger suffered minor injuries. Police suspected Sampy of driving under the influence as he had red bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and a strong smell of alcohol, but he refused a blood test. Police obtained a search warrant for blood and urine, and results are pending.

In the meantime Sampy was booked on OWI 3rd offense, operating a vehicle while under suspension, vehicular homicide, and vehicular negligent injuring.

In addition, Sampy has been arrested several times since 1999 for theft, robbery, burglary, resisting arrest and principal to murder. He was sentenced to seven years in prison in 2001 for two burglary and a simple robbery arrests.

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On Saturday afternoon, March 20, three people were injured and a child was killed in an in Cottonport.

According to Cottonport police the accident happened at around 2 p.m. on Front Street in Cottonport. A vehicle being driven by Jermaine Patterson Sr. ran off the left side of the road and then back onto the highway where it hit another vehicle being driven by Michael Thevenot. Thevenot’s car ran into the bayou and witnesses said that a National Guard convoy which was driving passed, stopped and pulled him out of the vehicle.

Patterson, and his wife, Sasha Hayes were airlifted to Alexandria and Thevenot was airlifted to Lafayette. Eight month old Jermaine Patterson Jr. was taken by ambulance to Bunkie General where he was pronounced dead. In addition a young girl of three or four years who was in the Patterson car was uninjured.

The accident is still under investigation.

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Early on Tuesday morning, October 13 a Duson woman died in a crash near Acadiana High School.

According to Scott City Police, the accident happened shortly before 6.30 a.m. on the 300 Block of Rue De Belier near the Acadiana High School. Investigators worked out that a pickup truck which was being driven by a juvenile, started to turn left and cut in front of a passenger car being driven by 34 year old Yolanda Brown.

Brown was taken to hospital where the Lafayette Coroner’s Office confirmed that she passed away as a result of her injuries. The unnamed pickup truck driver was also taken to hospital and released.

The investigation revealed that Brown was not wearing a seat belt when the accident happened.

The investigation is still ongoing and so far no citations have been issued.

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On Friday, September 25, one person died after a traffic accident involving a car and a bicycle in Iberia Parish.

According to deputies, the accident happened shortly after 2 in the afternoon, when a vehicle being driven by 48 year old Geraldine Jones of New Iberia, and a person riding a bicycle were both traveling the same way, southbound on Corinne Street. The vehicle then hit the bicycle which resulted in severe injuries to the bicyclist. He was taken to a local hospital where he passed away from his injuries.

Jones was arrested and initially charged with careless operation and driving with a suspended license. However, it is likely that there will be more charges to follow once the investigation has been concluded.

Although impairment is not suspected from the victim or Jones, toxicology samples were collected from both and the results are awaited.

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