The driver and passenger of a 2009 Honda Accord received minor injuries after the vehicle they were in struck an 18-wheeler tractor trailer at the intersection of La. highways 3127 and 3160 in Hahnville, an area known for deadly crashes.
The vehicle’s driver, Victoria Sheppard, 18, with her sister, Savannah, both of Hahnville, was attempting to turn left onto Highway 3127 from Highway 3160 around 7:15 a.m. June 4, according to the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Sheppard told police she made the turn, but didn’t see a second 18-wheeler in the center lane until impact.
Truck driver Salvador Laciura of Hammond said he was driving northbound on Highway 3127 approaching the intersection when he saw Sheppard’s vehicle approach his lane of traffic. Laciura attempted to avoid the collision by veering to the left. Sheppard’s vehicle then ran underneath the truck trailer from the side.
Sheppard, 18, reported injuries to her face and right knee, and her sister suffered injuries to her left hip and left hand.
Both were taken to St. Charles Parish Hospital, treated and released the same day.
Highway 3127, a state highway in Louisiana that spans 42.1 miles and serves Ascension, St. James, St. John the Baptist, and St. Charles parishes, is a deadly roadway according to accident reports:
• April 2012 – A 51-year-old woman of the Dominican Republic was killed when her vehicle ran into oncoming traffic.
• September 2013 – A Waggaman man was killed in a four-vehicle crash.
• October 2013 – Three people were killed when an 18-wheeler swerved into oncoming traffic.
• December 2013 – A 61-year-old Thibodaux man was killed when he attempted to pass a tractor trailer near the Ascension Parish line.
• December 2014 – A motorcyclist was killed and two others injured. This same month, a Lake County native and former Eustis High School star catcher was killed in a motorcycle crash.
• April 2015 – A 19-year-old Luling man was killed when he attempted to pass several vehicles in the rain.
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