Speed a Suspected Factor in Fatal Motorcycle Crash that Claimed the Life of a Louisiana Man

Louisiana – Louisiana State Police reported on May 27, 2022, that on May 26, 2022, shortly after 5:00 p.m., LSP Troop C was notified of a single-vehicle fatal crash involving a motorcycle on Louisiana Highway 1, about 5 miles south of Louisiana Highway 3235. Ace Billiot, 42, of Golden Meadow, Louisiana, was killed in the crash.

The preliminary investigation revealed that Billiot was riding a 2021 Honda motorcycle north on LA Hwy 1. As he approached a left curve, Billiot was passing other northbound vehicles at a high rate of speed. Billiot went off the road to the right while in the curve for unknown reasons, collided with a utility pole, and was thrown from the motorcycle.
Billiot suffered fatal injuries despite wearing a DOT-approved helmet and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Lafourche Parish Coroner’s Office.

A toxicology sample was collected from Billiot and submitted for analysis. This crash remains under investigation.

Louisiana State Police advises drivers that when a motorist speeds, they increase their chances of being severely injured or killed in a crash, increase their chances of losing control, reduce their ability to react to or avoid a roadway hazard, and extend the distance necessary to stop a vehicle.

Troop C has investigated 18 fatal crashes resulting in 19 deaths in 2022.