On Tuesday January 19, the trial began of a man who is accused of hitting and killing a cyclist.

The trial took place around 18 months after 43 year old Fitzpatrick Doucette of Kaplan allegedly hit 30 year old cyclist Lon Lomas with his car when Lomas was cycling east on Highway 92 near Milton in July 2014.

Lomas actually drowned as the collision caused him to become unconscious and fall into a ditch filled with water. Although he suffered no external injuries, as he was unable to get out of the ditch he drowned and Doucette did not stop and render aid.

Shortly after the crash Doucette went to the police station in his damaged vehicle and police suspected he might have been involved. He was arrested and charged with negligent homicide, hit and run death, driving under suspension and failure to drive only on the right side of the road. He left jail having posted bond and has pleaded not guilty.

Lomas was a native of Eunice native and living in Youngsville. He was a keen cyclist and athlete who took part in triathlons and duathlons.

If you have been injured in an accident, or if you have lost a loved love in a fatal accident, the legal issues you are facing are complex, but you don’t have to face it alone. Please, call the Lafayette accident claims attorneys of Larry Curtis Law at 800-836-2064 today or contact us online right away.

On Sunday, December 13, a high speed chase in St. Martin and Lafayette parishes ended in a three vehicle wreck in Lafayette.

According to State Police, at around 10 a.m. on Sunday, a trooper tried to pull over Louis Morman on La. 94 near the border of St. Martin and Lafayette. However, Morman did not stop and he sped off toward Lafayette and the troopers pursued him in a high speed chase. Around a mile further on, Morman ran a red light at West Pinhook Road and Carmel Drive. That caused a three vehicle collision involving Morman, the trooper and two other vehicles.

Following the collision, Morman tried to escape the scene but a trooper used a stun gun and arrested him.

Four people were injured in the accident and were taken to area hospitals for treatment of minor to moderate injuries.

Morman was booked on counts of DWI, possession of marijuana, vehicular negligent injuring and two fugitive warrants.

If you have been injured in an accident, or if you have lost a loved love in a fatal accident, the legal issues you are facing are complex, but you don’t have to face it alone. Please, call the Lafayette accident claims attorneys of Larry Curtis Law at 800-836-2064 today or contact us online right away.

Early on Sunday morning, August 16, a single vehicle rollover crash left a Lafayette man dead.

According to Lafayette police, the accident happened around 3 a.m. in the 1200 Block of W. Bayou Parkway near the intersection of Doucet Road. A gray Toyota SUV, being driven by 29 year old Samuel B. Hudspeth was going north on W. Bayou Parkway when for reasons as yet unknown, Hudspeth lost control and the vehicle left the roadway and flipped over.

The passenger in the vehicle was ejected and taken to hospital in a critical condition and Hudspeth, who was also ejected, was taken to hospital where shortly afterwards he was pronounced dead.

The police said that the crash is still under investigation by the Lafayette Police Department Traffic Unit and there is no further information as to the current condition of the passenger, nor has the name been released.

If you have been injured in an auto accident, or if you have lost a loved love in a fatal auto accident, the legal issues you are facing are complex, but you don’t have to face it alone. Please, call the Lafayette accident claims attorneys of Larry Curtis Law at 800-836-2064 today or contact us online right away.

On Saturday, July 25, a young bicyclist was killed on NW Frontage Road, Carenco.

According to police, the accident happened on Saturday night when a 63 year old woman was driving a 2008 Toyota Scion northbound on NW Frontage Road. She approached the intersection of NW Frontage Road and Butcher Switch Road in Carencro and hit 15 year old Juwuan Washingon who was riding his bicycle in the roadway.

Washington was taken to hospital but he later died. He was about to become a sophomore at Carencro high school and was returning from helping a friend to move. He was also a starting quarterback for the freshman football team last school year and was set to become a running back or wide receiver this year.

The crash remains under investigation by police and so far no citations have been issued.

If you have been injured in an auto accident, or if you have lost a loved love in a fatal auto accident, the legal issues you are facing are complex, but you don’t have to face it alone. Please, call the Lafayette accident claims attorneys of Larry Curtis Law at 800-836-2064 today or contact us online right away.

The mother of a Lafayette woman who was killed in an April accident on Johnston Street has filed suit against Honda Motor Company and the maker of the defective air bag.

On April 9, 22 year old Kylan Rae Langlinais died in hospital in Lafayette four days after having driven her 2005 Honda Civic into a utility pole in the 2000 block of Johnston Street. She died due to a severed carotid artery which is consistent with what happened to others when the Takata air bag exploded spraying the driver with flying metal. As a result of the injury, which was the only serious injury she had, she died from loss of blood.

The suit claims that Takata and Honda knew the air bag was defective and a recall notice arrived for Langlinais’ Honda just a few days after her death.

Takata air bags have now been associated with at least 100 injuries and six deaths and led to numerous lawsuits. It appears that the first known problem with the airbag happened in Alabama in 2004 but nothing was done until 2008 with the first small recall of only just over 4,000 vehicles. Now over 14.2 million have been recalled.

If you have been injured in an auto accident, or if you have lost a loved love in a fatal auto accident, the legal issues you are facing are complex, but you don’t have to face it alone. Please, call the Lafayette accident claims attorneys of Larry Curtis Law at 800-836-2064 today or contact us online right away.

Early on Friday morning, May 8, there was a fatal accident on Interstate 81 in Lafayette.

According to the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Department the two car crash happened just after 3 a.m. in the southbound lanes of Interstate 81, about a mile north of the Lafayette exit. It appears that a Ford SUV, being driven by a female in her thirties collided with a Lexus sedan which was being driven by a man in his fifties. As well as the Sheriff’s office, both the Lafayette and Nedrow Fire Departments responded as well.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene and the woman was transported to Upstate Hospital where she was treated for minor injuries.

The south bound lanes of Interstate 81 were closed between the Nedrow and Lafayette exits to clear the scene and for the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Accident Investigation Team to start the investigation. The names of the drivers were withheld until family had been informed.

If you have been injured in an auto accident, or if you have lost a loved love in a fatal auto accident, the legal issues you are facing are complex, but you don’t have to face it alone. Please, call the Lafayette accident claims attorneys of Larry Curtis Law at 800-836-2064 today or contact us online right away.