Complete Baton Rouge, LA accident reports and news.

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Accidents in Baton Rouge result in serious injuries and deaths each year

After a Baton Rouge crash, injured people and their families need resources and support. Regardless of the severity of the collision, the people involved are left to deal with injuries, medical bills, property damage, and insurance claims. When a Baton Rouge accident is fatal, families are left to struggle with their grief and loss as best they can.

Here are resources to help accident victims and their families after a Baton Rouge wreck

Regardless of whether it is a car accident, pedestrian accident, motorcycle crash, bicycle collision, truck accident, or any other kind of injury accident, the following resources can be helpful for crash victims and their families and friends.

Major hospitals in Baton Rouge include:

Baton Rouge General Oschner Medical Center Promise Hospital

How do you deal with an insurance claim after a Baton Rouge accident?

Regardless of how severe an accident is, almost everyone involved has to deal with insurance companies and claims. For accidents with very minor injuries and damage, a claim can sometimes be handled by working with the insurance adjuster. For crashes involving more serious injuries, or when a fatal crash occurs, a personal injury attorney is needed to manage the insurance claim. Go here to learn more about how an injury lawyer helps accident victims.

Most recent accident reports

Date Type
Thu, 08/10/2023 Car Accident Three died in a collision with a tree during a police chase on Louisiana 77 in West Baton Rouge, Lousiana
Sat, 12/31/2022 Car Accident Maggie Dunn, 17, and Caroline Gill, 16, killed and Tyquel Zanders, 24, and officer David Cauthron arrested following collision involving police chase of stolen vehicle on La. 1 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Thu, 12/08/2022 Pedestrian Accident Pedestrian Jeremy J. Gnagie, 35, killed in hit-and-run collision on Victoria Drive in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Tue, 11/08/2022 Car Accident Incumbent Mayor of Melville, Velma D. Hendrix, 84, killed in two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 190 near Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Wed, 10/19/2022 Pedestrian Accident Darrel White, 63, struck and killed on Airline Highway in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Tue, 09/13/2022 Car Accident Christopher Fisher III, 3, Laterrica Williams, 41, and Christopher Fisher, 48, killed in hit-and-run collision on Interstate 110 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Fri, 07/15/2022 Car Accident Christinia Estave, 33, killed when stationary vehicle struck by sheriff vehicle on LA 16 near Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Wed, 04/13/2022 Car Accident Tristan Vessel, 17, killed in single-vehicle crash on I-110 South in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Fri, 12/17/2021 Motorcycle Accident John Stafford III, 41, killed in motorcycle crash on I-12 westbound in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Fri, 02/01/2019 Motorcycle Accident Police Officer Shane Totty killed in motorcycle collision during funeral procession in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Sat, 06/30/2018 Pedestrian Accident John Payne, 51, killed when struck by police cruiser on Florida Boulevard in Baton Rouge, Florida
Sun, 04/08/2018 Car Accident Gatveyea Williams, 30, and Jonathan Williams, 29, killed in collision at Florida Boulevard and Sherwood Forest Boulevard in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Thu, 03/29/2018 Truck Accident Jeremiah Huggins, 40, killed in collision involving semi trucks on Interstate 10 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Tue, 01/23/2018 Car Accident Selvarine Harvey, 70, killed in collision on Florida Boulevard in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Thu, 11/23/2017 Pedestrian Accident Derrick Dewayne Gardner, 42, killed in pedestrian collision with hit-and-run vehicle on Evangeline Street in Baton Rouge, Louisiana