A 69-year-old woman from Abbeville was killed early Tuesday, Election Day, when the car she was riding in left a curve on LA 86 near New Iberia and rolled over, Louisiana State Police said.
Troopers from Troop I were called shortly before 2 a.m. on Nov. 3 to the single-car crash on LA 86 near Dumas Judice Road in Iberia Parish, according to the agency’s news release.
What troopers found
A 2019 Nissan Sentra was headed east on LA 86 toward Dumas Judice Road when, for reasons still under investigation, it did not make a right-hand curve, ran off the road and overturned, troopers said.
Neither person in the car was buckled in, and both were thrown out. The woman, who was the passenger, died at the scene. The driver was taken to a hospital with moderate injuries.
Troopers do not suspect impairment, according to the release. As is routine, a toxicology sample was taken and sent for testing. The crash remains under investigation.
State Police have not released the names of the woman or the driver. The Vermilion Times does not name crash victims unless their families or officials make the name public.
Two Abbeville women in four days
It is the second time in four days that an Abbeville woman has died in a crash in a neighboring parish. On Oct. 31, a 28-year-old Abbeville woman was killed near Duson when her car was rear-ended on LA 343; troopers booked the other driver on a vehicular homicide charge. [Our story.](/news/abbeville-woman-killed-duson-crash-dwi-arrest/) State Police said she was not wearing a seat belt either.
In Tuesday’s release, the agency urged drivers and passengers to buckle up every trip, saying proper restraint use greatly lowers the risk of serious injury or death.
State Police Troop I public affairs can be reached at 337-262-5880.