SLIDELL, LA (WAFB) -
The
Louisiana State Police is urging drivers to be extra careful on the wet
roadways after two crashes left three people dead within a 24-hour period.
Troop L
investigated both crashes and released the advisory. They reported careless
driving during bad weather were factors in the wrecks.
The second
accident happened on I-12 near the Northshore Boulevard/Airport Road exit in Slidell
around 3 a.m.
Jader
Givines, 39, of Hammond died in the single-car crash. Troopers said he was a
passenger in the back seat and was not buckled. He was pronounced dead at the
scene.
LSP said
the investigation so far showed Cassidy Thompson, 32, of Amite was driving a
2004 Lincoln LS on I-12 East when he lost control and the car spun off the road.
Troopers
said the back of the car then slammed into a tree.
Investigators
said Thompson was treated for minor injuries at a nearby hospital and then
booked into the St. Tammany Parish Jail on charges of negligent homicide,
careless operation and operating a vehicle with a suspended license.
They added
impairment on his part is not suspected to be a factor. However, per procedure
for deadly crashes, a sample of his blood was sent to the Louisiana State
Police Crime Lab for analysis.
Another
passenger in the car, Monoletho Walker, 39, of Amite, was taken to Ochsner
Northshore Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries. He was sitting in
the front seat.
Troopers
said none of the people in the car had on seatbelts at the time of the
accident.
They remind
drivers to slow down and take extra precautions as showers are forecast for the
rest of the week. They said the slick roads and dangerous driving can lead to
tragedy.
They also
advise people who see unsafe driving to call *LSP (*577) to report it.
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