We have so many distractions today. We also drive cars that handle much better and all you have to do is barely move the steering wheel to change the vehicle's direction. Combine those two things and driving today can be very dangerous. According to Louisiana State police inattentive and distracted driving continue to be leading causes of crashes in our state. It may have contributed to this fatal
UPDATE: We were just notified by Lake Charles City Police:
Avoid I-10 wb east side for the next 3 hours due to a major wreck on top of the bridge
We were just notified of a accident that has occurred this morning on the I-1o bridge Westbound on the Lake Charles side.
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The Louisiana State Police has advised us that both East and West bound lanes of Interstate I-10 are shut down from Exit 44 to Exit 80.
Here are the details.
This morning a Calcasieu Parish Deputy was killed in a head on collision in Carlyss.
The State police who investigated the crash has released further details on the fatal accident.
The 4th fatality crash has occured in Beauregard Parish in the last 8 days. This time it was a 2 car accident and the following is a news release from the State Police.
Another statistic on a holiday weekend occurred yesterday near Deridder. A single car crash claimed the life of one person while the other had minor injuries. Here is a News Release from the Louisiana State Police:
The Louisiana State Police responded to yet another fatality this morning, this time just North of Starks. here is a statement about the wreck from the LSP: