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When someone is injured in an accident in Lafayette, it is important to gather information about what happens next.

Being injured in a serious accident is always a shocking and scary experience, and dealing with the aftermath is exhausting and stressful. Accident victims are forced to deal with hospitalization, medical treatments, missed work, and lost income, often while trying to manage pain and disability from their injuries. And then the insurance adjusters start circling. Find out more about accidents and what issues an injured person needs to be aware of by going to this link.

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State: 
Louisiana

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Accident reports by county

Acadia Parish, LA - 7
Evangeline Parish, LA - 2
Iberia Parish, LA - 11
Jefferson Davis Parish, LA - 6
Lafayette Parish, LA - 10
St. Landry Parish, LA - 9
St. Martin Parish, LA - 6
Vermilion Parish, LA - 2

Most recent accident reports

Mazey Guidry, 8, dies when she is ejected from pickup truck as it overturns off of Louisiana Highway 91 in Acadia Parish, Louisiana

Date: 
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Roadway: 
Louisiana Highway 91
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Children/Minors Involved, Ejected from Vehicle, Rollover, Road Departure

Alvin J. Minnick Jr., 64, ejected and killed when his tractor is rear-ended by pickup truck on Highway 167 in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana

Date: 
Saturday, May 14, 2022
Roadway: 
Highway 167
Type: Other Type of Accident
Topics: 
Tractors and Farming Equipment, Rear-End Collisions, Ejected from Vehicle, Rollover

Lindy Rae Simmons, 20, Kamryn Simmons, 14, and Christopher Simmons, 16, and John Lundy, 54, all die after wrong-way head-on crash on I-49 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

Date: 
Friday, December 17, 2021
Roadway: 
I-49
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Wrong-way Crash, Head-on, Children/Minors Involved, DWI - DUI - Alcohol or Drug Use

Child injured in hit-and-run bicycle collision on S. Avenue O in Crowley, Louisiana

Date: 
Sunday, December 29, 2019
Roadway: 
S. Avenue O
City: 
Crowley, LA
Type: Bicycle Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run

Carley McCord, Ian E. Biggs, Robert Vaughn Crisp II, Gretchen D. Vincent, and Michael Walker Vincent killed in small-plane crash in Lafayette, Louisiana

 

 

Date: 
Saturday, December 28, 2019
City: 
Lafayette, LA
Type: Aircraft Accident

Alana Duhon, 16, and Sydney Colomb, 15, killed, two injured in collision with alleged hit-and-run driver Tyler J. Meaux, 20, on U.S. Highway 167 in Abbeville, Louisiana

Date: 
Sunday, February 4, 2018
Roadway: 
U.S. Highway 167
City: 
Abbeville, LA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run

Fiery tractor-trailer crash kills driver, scatters potatoes on I-10 near Butte La Rose, Louisiana

Date: 
Monday, October 9, 2017
Roadway: 
Interstate 10
City: 
Butte La Rose, LA
Type: Truck Accident

Alesia Renee Dietz, 34, killed and alleged hit-and-run driver Christopher J. Bergeaux, 54, arrested in collision on Louisiana 97 near Jennings, Louisiana

Date: 
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Roadway: 
Louisiana 97
City: 
Jennings, LA
Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run

Antrineka Wilson, 27, killed in car collision into Atchafalaya River in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana

Date: 
Saturday, February 18, 2017
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Accidents in Waterways

Vineeth Keesara, 25, killed; Florida woman critically injured after semi strikes them on I-10 near Henderson, Louisiana

Date: 
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Roadway: 
Interstate 10
City: 
Henderson, LA
Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics: 
Disabled Vehicles

Justin Viator, 31, killed in boating accident in Whiskey Bay underneath Interstate 10 in Carencro, Louisiana

Date: 
Thursday, May 12, 2016
City: 
Carencro, LA
Type: Boat Accident

Nick Peltier, 18, and his brother, Christian Peltier, 16, killed in car crash at South Port Boulevard and East Admiral Doyle in New Iberia, Louisiana

Date: 
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Roadway: 
South Port Boulevard and East Admiral Doyle
City: 
New Iberia, LA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Red Light/Stop Sign

Pedestrian Alvaro Badillo Resendiz, 29, struck and killed after car collision caused by alleged drunk driver Luis Enrique Astorga, 22, on Interstate Highway 10 near Lacassine, Louisiana

Date: 
Sunday, April 24, 2016
Roadway: 
Interstate Highway 10
City: 
Lacassine, LA
Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics: 
DUI

Joseph LeBlanc, 20, killed and one person injured in head-on collision at LA Highway 98 and Standard Mill Road in Rayne, Louisiana

Date: 
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Roadway: 
LA Highway 98 and Standard Mill Road
City: 
Rayne, LA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Head-on

Peter J. Ransonet, 56, killed in motorcycle collision on East Milton Avenue in Youngsville, Louisiana

Date: 
Sunday, March 13, 2016
Roadway: 
East Milton Avenue
City: 
Youngsville, LA
Type: Motorcycle Accident