LSP: 3 dead, 1 critically injured after Saturday crash in Lafourche Parish

LOCKPORT, La. (WVUE) – Three people died and a fourth was hospitalized in critical condition following a head-on crash in Lafourche Parish, the Louisiana State Police said Sunday (June 9).

The crash occurred Saturday, shortly after 6 a.m., along Louisiana Hwy. 308 near McCloud Drive, the agency said.

According to State Police, a 2018 Honda Accord driven by Ethelwaldo Dejesus of Metairie took a right curve on the southbound highway at excessive speed, crossing the center line and colliding head-on with a northbound 2022 Honda Pilot.

Dejesus, 55, and his passenger — 30-year-old Braysi Pineda Zuniga of Kenner — sustained fatal injuries and died at the scene.

The driver of the Honda Pilot, whose identity was not disclosed, was hospitalized in critical condition. But 49-year-old Page Abadie of Galliano, a passenger in the Pilot, also died at the scene from crash injuries. Troopers said all the motorists were properly restrained by seat belts except for Dejesus.

Toxicology samples were collected from both drivers and submitted for analysis, the State Police said, as the crash investigation is ongoing.

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