RAYNE, La. (KLFY) — A Houston driver has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash, on I-10, that claimed the life of a Rayne resident.
Thomas Eljhock Smith, 49, of Houston, Texas, was taken into custody by the Rayne Police Department on an arrest warrant on Oct. 6. He is accused of fleeing the scene of a fatal crash that claimed the life of Jeremy J. Thomas, 38, of Rayne.
According to officials, Smith parked a tractor hauling a white cargo trailer on the shoulder of the I-10 Exit 87 westbound off-ramp on Oct. 5. At approximately 3:18 a.m., Thomas, driving a pickup truck, struck the rear of the parked semi-truck. Authorities said Smith fled the scene before police arrived…