State Police Troop C says two Good Samaritans are to thank for saving a family of four after their vehicle went off the road and into a canal. Trooper 1st Class Ross Brennan says the family’s Toyota sedan went off Highway 182 in Assumption Parish Tuesday morning; plunging into the water. He says the occupants could not get their doors open. Two men – Jeff Lapeyrouse and Chase Dupre – witnessed the crash and jumped to action…
“They both entered the water. One of them was actually able to open the door while the other grabbed the occupants out. They both brought them to safety,” Brennan says.
Trooper Brennan says the men waded into the chilly water and mud mix, and were able to open a door from the outside and get the family out before the Toyota sedan went completely underwater…
“There were actually two small children inside of the vehicle also, so these two gentlemen were definitely influential in saving this family’s lives – especially right before Christmas.”
Thanks to the fast action of Lapeyrouse (who is from Bourg) and Dupre (from Chauvin) the two adults and two children were safely removed from a dangerous situation. Brennan says LSP Troop C will nominate them for the State Police’s annual Lifesaver Award…
“We present it to not only first responders, but – in this case – members of the public, who go above & beyond; putting themselves in a dangerous situation that resulted in them, saving lives.”
Brennan says Lapeyrouse and Dupre are real Louisiana heroes.
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