LAKE CHARLES, LA : Coushatta woman dies following vehicle accident on Nelson Road on Tuesday, 26th December 2023

A Coushatta woman has died following a December 22 vehicle accident at the Nelson Road and West Lincoln Road intersection in Lake Charles, according to the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Spokeswoman Kayla Vincent says the two-vehicle crash occurred when a southbound truck ran the stop sign on Lincoln Road and struck an SUV that was traveling east.

Jessica R. Tarver, the 34-year-old passenger in the truck, was ejected from the vehicle. She was taken to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

The driver of the SUV was seriously injured and airlifted to a hospital out of town to receive treatment.

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