A single-car crash in Washington Parish claims two lives. Trooper William Huggins said the driver 31-year-old Pamela Brown and 16-year-old Jaquan Brown of Kentwood were both killed when a Hyundai veered off the road shortly after 11 pm Saturday.
“After it left the roadway, the Hyundai struck an embankment, went up in the air for a little bit, and then began to overturn on the roadway before hitting two trees,” said Huggins.
Huggins said both were pronounced dead on the scene. In addition to the two victims, who were wearing their seatbelts, three juveniles in the back seat of the car were not restrained.
“All of whom have sustained serious injuries from the crash, and were transported to area hospitals,” said Huggins.
Huggins said this crash is one of the few exceptions in regards to seatbelt usage. He said statistically you are more likely to survive a crash if you are properly restrained.
“It could all be because of how the vehicle overturned, where all the points of impact were, all that starts to come into play when you start breaking this down, from a crash reconstruction standpoint,” said Huggins.
Huggins said impairment is suspected in the crash and toxicology samples were collected.
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