LAFOURCHE PARISH, La. (WGNO) — Troopers with the Louisiana State Police are investigating a crash that left three people dead in Lafourche Parish on Saturday, June 8.
The LSP reported the crash happened on Louisiana Highway 308 near McCloud Drive around 6 a.m.
LSP officials said an initial investigation shows 55-year-old Ethelwaldo Dejesus was driving a Honda Accord south on Louisiana Highway 308 in a right curve while a Honda Pilot was driving north.
The Honda Accord then reportedly crossed the center line and hit the Honda Pilot head-on.
According to the LSP, Dejesus was driving “at a high rate of speed.”
Dejesus and his passenger, identified by the LSP as 30-year-old Braysi Pineda Zuniga, suffered fatal injuries and were pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger in the Honda Pilot, identified by the LSP as 49-year-old Page Abadie, also suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the Honda Pilot suffered critical injuries and was taken to a hospital for treatment.
LSP officials said the investigation is ongoing, and routine toxicology samples were collected from both drivers.
Stay up to date with the latest news, weather and sports by downloading the WGNO app on the Apple or Google Play stores and by subscribing to the WGNO newsletter.
