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
‘Our lives are shattered.’ Three siblings killed in wrong-way crash, Louisiana cops say
The accident occurred Dec. 17 when a Chevy pickup traveling the wrong way on the interstate slammed head-on into an SUV carrying five people just after 9 p.m., Louisiana State Police said in a news release.
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The initial investigation revealed Lundy was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Colorado pickup north in the southbound lanes of I-49. Lindy Simmons was driving a 2017 Cadillac XT5 SUV south on I-49. The vehicles struck head-on in the left lane.
State Police: Driver in crash that killed four in St. Landry Parish was drunk
John Lundy, the driver, had a blood alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit, according to LSP.
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