Additional Charge for Louisiana Driver in Fatal May 1st Crash That Left a Mother and Child Dead
Published June 06, 2022
Additional Charge for Louisiana Driver in Fatal May 1st Crash That Left a Mother and Child Dead
Louisiana – On June 5, 2022, Louisiana State Police reported that Mark Dyer Jr. was arrested on an additional charge related to a fatal crash on Louisiana Highway 3185 at the intersection with Ridgefield Road on May 1, 2022. Emily Ledet, 20, was killed in the crash, as was her infant child, Khalil Ledet. Emily Ledet was nine months pregnant at the time of the accident. Before the mother died from her injuries, medical personnel were able to deliver Khalil Ledet.
Children’s Hospital of New Orleans notified LSP Troop C on May 27, 2022, that Khalil Ledet had died. The Lafourche Parish Coroner’s Office informed Troop C on June 3, 2022, that a medical examination determined the infant’s cause of death was related to injuries sustained in the crash.
Troopers booked Dyer into the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex on an additional charge of third degree feticide after obtaining an arrest warrant. Dyer Jr. had previously been arrested on charges of vehicular homicide, six counts of first-degree vehicular negligent injuring, DWI 1st offense, reckless operation of a vehicle, speed zone establishment, and safety belt use.
For more information read the original release: Driver Charged in May 1st Louisiana Crash that Left Unrestrained Passenger Dead, Others Injured
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