Three people are dead after a Saturday crash.
"Louisiana State Police Troop C began investigating a two-vehicle fatality crash on Louisiana Highway 308 near McCloud Drive," Sgt. Ross Brennan said in a news release.
The dead included two women and a man.
"The crash claimed the lives of 55-year-old Ethelwaldo Dejesus (male) of Metairie, 30-year-old Braysi Pineda Zuniga (female) of Kenner, and 49-year-old Page Abadie of Galliano."
Brennan says Dejesus was driving a 2018 Honda Accord at a high rate of speed southbound on LA Hwy 308 while in a right curve.
"At the same time, a 2022 Honda Pilot was traveling north on LA Hwy 308. For reasons still under investigation, the Accord crossed the centerline and struck the Pilot head-on.'
Dejesus and his passenger, Zuniga, died at the scene.
"The driver of the Pilot sustained critical injuries and was transported to an out-of-area hospital. Abadie, a passenger in the Pilot, also suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene."
The trooper says everyone was wearing a seatbelt except for Dejesus.
"A standard toxicology sample was collected from both drivers and submitted for analysis. This crash remains under investigation."
