| id | cleanReleaseDate | troopName | title |
| 3629 | 2013-10-24 | Troop D | **UPDATE** Charter Bus and Pickup Truck Collision in Jefferson Davis Parish |
TROOP D NEWS RELEASE UPDATE October 24, 2013 On October 23, 2013, the Jefferson Davis Parish Coroner’s Office contacted Louisiana State Police Troop D and advised Anthony Pitre, Sr. has been declared brain dead. Troop D has investigated 21 fatal crashes resulting in 23 fatalities this year. TROOP D NEWS RELEASE October 16, 2013 Charter Bus and Pickup Truck Collide in Jefferson Davis Parish On October 16, 2013, at 2:47 p.m., Louisiana State Police Troop D responded to a crash on U.S. Highway 165 at Louisiana Highway 101 about 3 miles north of Iowa involving a charter bus and a pickup truck that sent several people to the hospital. The preliminary investigation revealed that a 2013 Chevrolet pickup truck driven by 67-year-old Anthony Pitre, Sr. of Lake Charles was traveling east on LA 101 when Pitre failed to yield the right-of-way to a charter bus traveling north on US 165 driven by 50-year-old Amos G. Monts of San Antonio, TX. The bus struck the passenger side of the pickup truck causing severe damage to the truck. The driver of the bus braked hard in an attempt to avoid the collision but was unable to. Pitre was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries. The driver of the bus was not injured. However, 7 of the 46 passengers on the bus were transported to area hospitals with minor injuries. The bus was traveling from Bastrop, TX (near Austin, TX) to Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder, LA. Routine toxicology samples were obtained from the drivers and the crash remains under investigation. While the exact cause of this crash remains under investigation, inattentive and distracted driving continue to be leading causes of crashes in our state. Information on distracted driving may be found online by visiting www.distraction.gov.
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