This past Sunday, an alligator crossing the highway caused a fatal crash, tragically taking the life of a pregnant New Iberia woman and her unborn baby.
There were two fatal crashes that happened very early Friday morning. One of the deaths involved a driver who was not wearing a seat belt; the other death involved a pedestrian getting hit by a vehicle that apparently just kept on going.
The deadly weekend on the roads in Acadiana continued on Monday as a two-vehicle crash claimed the life of 20-year-old Destiny Rose Hargrave of Abbeville.
Gerry John Lasseigne of Carencro is dead after his motorcycle crashed into an 18-wheeler that Louisiana State Police say pulled out in front of him around 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday.