Rene Zeigler, 65, killed and two injured including his 8-year-old granddaughter in suspected DUI crash at Ames Boulevard and Trinity Drive in Marrero, Louisiana
1 killed, 2 injured in Marrero crash; impairment suspected, authorities say
The crash happened around 7:30 p.m. at the intersection of Ames Boulevard and Trinity Drive when a pickup truck crossed the roadway and hit a sedan driving the opposite direction, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office said.
Grandfather killed, 8-year-old girl in ICU after head-on crash in Marrero
Zeigler was pronounced dead at the scene. His granddaughter Riley remains in the ICU. Zeigler’s family says their lives have been changed forever.
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