ASCENSION PARISH, LA : Overnight crash in Ascension Parish leaves 3 people dead on Tuesday, 19th December 2023

A suspected impaired driver was arrested after a fiery crash in Ascension Parish overnight that left three people dead.

Louisiana State Police said the two-vehicle crash happened shortly before 11 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, on LA 44 north of LA 22. Jaylynn Burbank, 28, was driving a pickup truck south on LA 44, following behind an SUV with three unidentified people inside.

For reasons still under investigation, troopers said Burbank rear-ended the SUV, causing it to swerve off the road, slam into a telephone pole and burst into flames.

Burbank was taken to a hospital with minor injuries. Everyone in the SUV was killed, police say.


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