Crash Near Sulphur Takes the Lives of Two Local Residents on September 12
Crash Near Sulphur Takes the Lives of Two Local Residents on September 12
Published September 13, 2019
According to Louisiana State Police, on September 12, 2019, around 8:00 pm a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of LA 108 and LA 27 in Carlyss took the lives of two Sulphur residents.
An investigation by LSP indicated that a 2019 Kia Rio with two occupants was driving east on LA 108 when the driver failed to yield while making a left turn onto LA 27. The Kia was struck by a Ford F-150 pickup truck that was driving westbound on LA 108.
The crash resulted in the death of both occupants of the Kia Rio, driver 43-year-old Billy Cornes, and passenger, 36-year-old Danielle Cornes, both of Sulphur. The driver of the F-150 sustained moderate injuries and was taken to a local hospital.
Routine toxicology samples were taken from both drivers, and the crash is was still under investigation at the time this was published.
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