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Vehicle hits revelers during Lao New Year celebration in Louisiana
State police said the 57-year-old driver showed signs of impairment and had a 0.137% blood alcohol concentration.
- At least 13 people were transported to the hospital after a vehicle struck multiple parade participants at a Lao New Year celebration in Broussard, Louisiana on Saturday.
- The driver is in custody and the incident does not appear to be intentional, according to a public information officer for the Iberia Parish Sheriff's Department.
- Acadian Ambulance said it deployed 10 ambulances and 2 Air Med helicopters to the scene, with 11 patients transported by ground and 2 airlifted for treatment.
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Cops: Drunk Driver Hits Paradegoers in Louisiana
Several people were injured when a vehicle struck revelers at a parade celebrating the Lao New Year on Saturday in rural Louisiana, per the AP . The driver was charged with impaired driving, police said. Video shared on social media showed multiple people on the ground at the annual event in...
A vehicle crashed into a crowd of people attending a parade and cultural festival in New Iberia, Louisiana, leaving at least 15 people injured. Several victims were reported to be in critical condition, with two injured people being transported by helicopter. Louisiana State Police arrested 57-year-old Todd Landry after the incident, which occurred near the intersection of Savannakhet Road and Melancon Road. Landry, of Jeanerette, showed signs o…
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close Video Vehicle hits revelers during parade in Louisiana Police work the scene after several people were injured when a vehicle crashed into a parade celebrating the Lao New Year on Saturday, April 4, 2026, in New Iberia, La. (KDAN) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! More than a dozen people have been taken to hospitals after a suspected drunk driver struck multiple parade participants celebrating the Lao New Year Saturday in New…
By Emma Tucker, CNN - Fifteen people were injured, some seriously, Saturday after a vehicle plowed into pedestrians during a parade in rural Louisiana, the Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office said. The driver is in custody, and the preliminary investigation determined the incident "does not appear to be an intentional act," said Sheriff's spokeswoman Rebecca Melancon. The driver, identified as a 57-year-old man from Jeanerette, showed signs of being …
At least 13 people were injured this Saturday, after a driver who was supposedly driving under the influence of alcohol ran over a crowd at a festival in a Louisiana town in the US. Iberia’s Parish Sheriff’s Department reported that a car ran over “multiple pedestrians” who witnessed the Lao New Year’s Festival, a celebration of the immigrant community of Southeast Asia. Read also...
Who Is Todd Landry? Suspect Who Plowed Into 15 at Louisiana Lao Parade
A 57-year-old Louisiana man faces multiple criminal charges after allegedly driving drunk into a crowd of parade-goers at the Louisiana Lao New Year Festival in Iberia Parish on Saturday, injuring at least 15 people, some critically. Rebecca Melancon, a public information officer for the Iberia…
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