Man accused of killing Denham Springs crossing guard during drunk driving crash pleads not guilty

DENHAM SPRINGS — A man accused of killing a Denham Springs crossing guard with his truck while driving drunk pleaded not guilty in a Livingston Parish courtroom Tuesday morning.

Darren Goudeau, 64, was arrested after he allegedly struck crossing guard Katy Wells outside Gray’s Creek Elementary along Hwy. 16 in April.

He was arrested and booked on charges of vehicular homicide and first-offense DWI, the latter of which were later upgraded to a second-offense charge after it was learned he was previously arrested in a neighboring parish for DWI in September 2022…

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