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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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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

Harold Richard, 55, was killed and others injured when a vehicle improperly changed lanes on US 190 in Opelousas, Louisiana

Harold Richard, 55, has been killed after the vehicle he was riding in changed lanes and hit a truck that was towing another vehicle that was also carrying passengers, causing a three-vehicle accident Friday night.
Date: 
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Roadway: 
US 190
City: 
Opelousas, LA
Type: Car Accident

Terry Trumps, 55, killed while walking in Evangeline Parish north of Mamou, Louisiana

Joseph Deshotel was driving southbound on La.
Date: 
Friday, March 27, 2015
Roadway: 
LA 13
City: 
Mamou, LA
Type: Pedestrian Accident

Kista L. Sedotal, 33, struck and killed by hit-and-run driver while walking along La. 182 near Jeanerette, Louisiana

Kista L. Sedotal of Jeanerette was walking along on La. 182 just after 1 a.m. when she was struck and killed by a westbound pickup truck. She was pronounced dead at the scene The pickup fled the scene, traveling west on La. 182.
Date: 
Friday, March 13, 2015
Roadway: 
La. 182
City: 
Jeanerette, LA
Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run

Reginald Jenkins, 32, killed when his Kia sedan crashed into a storage building in Opelousas, Louisiana

Reginald Jenkins, aged 32, was driving north on Louisiana Highway 35 in in Opelousas, Louisiana last Sunday morning when for reason not yet known, failed to adjust to the road that curves left, crashing into a storage  building and ended up in a shal
Date: 
Monday, March 2, 2015
Roadway: 
Louisiana Highway 35
City: 
Opelousas, LA
Type: Car Accident

Gerald Minnick, 22, killed in hit-and-run crash on La. 88 in Iberia Parish, Louisiana

Gerald Minnick, 22, Abbeville, died in the collision Saturday on La. 88 in Iberia Parish. Authorities arrested Virgil Bryant III, 24, New Iberia, hours after the crash.
Date: 
Saturday, February 21, 2015
Roadway: 
La. 88
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run, Seat Belt Usage

Bicyclist Tyrone Celestine, 28, dead after struck by drunk driver on West Mills Avenue in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana

Tyrone Celestine was riding his bike on West Mills Avenue when he was hit by a Dodge truck and fatally injured. Celestine was ejected from his bicycle, and was not wearing a helmet; he died at a local hospital.
Date: 
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Roadway: 
West Mills Avenue
City: 
Breaux Bridge, LA
Type: Bicycle Accident
Topics: 
DWI - DUI - Alcohol or Drug Use, Ejected from Vehicle, Helmet Usage

2 teens killed; 1 critically injured after being struck by pickup truck driven by Jeremy Abraham, 32, while they were walking to school in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana

The accident occurred just before 8 a.m. on Martin Street in Breaux Bridge when for unknown reasons, a pickup truck ran off the road and hit a group of children.

Date: 
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Roadway: 
Martin Street
City: 
Breaux Bridge, LA
Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics: 
Children/Minors Involved, DWI - DUI - Alcohol or Drug Use, Unlicensed Driver/Suspended License

Emile J. Sonnier, 54, killed on La. 343 in Acadia Parish when his motorcycle collided with car driven by Theresa A. Guidry, 57

Sonnier was pronounced dead at a hospital after the 10:30 p.m. accident. The car driver was cited for making an improper turn. Alcohol is not suspected. 
Date: 
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Roadway: 
La. 343
Type: Motorcycle Accident

Eric Bischoff, 36, killed when his car crossed the centerline and struck an oncoming vehicle on La. 13 North near Eunice, Louisiana

Eric Bischoff was driving on La. 13 when for unknown reasons his car crossed the centerline and struck a vehicle being driven by Gerald Fields in the opposite direction. Neither driver was wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash.
Date: 
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Roadway: 
La. 13
City: 
Eunice, LA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Seat Belt Usage

Bicyclist Jessica Randol, 27, critically injured after being knocked into ditch from behind by car on Fournerat Road in Acadiana Parish, LA

Randol was flown to a Lafayette hospital and is in an intensive care unit in critical condition. The driver who hit her has neither been sited nor identified.
Date: 
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Roadway: 
Fournerat Road
Type: Bicycle Accident
Topics: 
Rear-End Collisions

Joshua Jenkins, 24, killed after rolling and being thrown from car near Church Point, LA

Jenkins died after being transported to a local hospital. A toxicology test has been sent to a local crime lab.
Date: 
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Roadway: 
LA 358
City: 
Church Point, LA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Rollover, Seat Belt Usage, Ejected from Vehicle, Road Departure

James McCarthy, 57, killed in bicycle accident on Roselawn Drive in Lafayette on August 11.

A 57-year-old bicyclist was killed Monday after he turned in front of a pickup truck on Roselawn Drive at around 6 p.m., officials said. James McCarthy, of Lafayette, was pronounced dead at a local hospital, Lafayette Police Cpl. Paul Mouton said.
Date: 
Monday, August 11, 2014
Roadway: 
Roselawn Drive
City: 
Lafayette, LA
Type: Bicycle Accident

Sandra Farris, 47, killed, and Robert Farris, 55, and Marissa Farris, 19 injured in crash on Interstate 10 near Rayne on July 16.

An Illinois woman is dead after a crash in Acadia Parish Wednesday afternoon.

Date: 
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Roadway: 
Interstate 10
City: 
Rayne, LA
Type: Car Accident

Justin Bradley, 27, killed in pedestrian accident on Southeast Evangeline Thruway on July 10.

A pedestrian walking on the service road in the 2500 block Southeast Evangeline Thruway was struck by two cars Thursday night and killed.

Date: 
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Roadway: 
Southeast Evangeline Thruway
City: 
Lafayette, LA
Type: Pedestrian Accident

Darrel Toepfer, 54, critically injured in motorcycle crash on July 3 in New Iberia on Center Street.

A motorcyclist was critically injured after crashing into a car that pulled into its path on Thursday morning in New Iberia, the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office announced.

Date: 
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Roadway: 
Center Street
City: 
New Iberia, LA
Type: Motorcycle Accident