A fatal accident is serving as a reminder about driving safely during the holiday season.
It happened Thursday around 3 in the afternoon on U.S.
Highway 90 just east of Amelia.
It resulted in the death of a 19-year-old man.
Louisiana State Police say 50-year-old Juan Ramos was speeding eastbound on US-90 in the right lane in a Lincoln Navigator.
Ahead of him was a pick up towing a trailer in the right lane.
Ramos failed to slow down as he approached the rear of the truck and trailer, swerved to the left to avoid a collision, overcorrected, and caused the Lincoln to spin out.
The Lincoln sideswiped the RAM truck, struck the raised roadside barrier, and traveled over the edge of the elevated highway before landing on its roof on the ground below.
Lebis Adonal Aguilar of Houma, who was a passenger in the Lincoln, suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene.
Ramos suffered serious injuries and was transported to a New Orleans area hospital for treatment.
While at the hospital, Troopers determined Ramos to be impaired and arrested him for Driving While Impaired, Vehicular Homicide, Careless Operation, and Driver Must Be Licensed.
A toxicology sample was collected from Ramos and submitted for analysis.
The crash remains under investigation.
