Three people lost their lives in an early morning crash at the major intersection of E. Broussard Rd. and Johnson Street in Lafayette Tuesday, according to Lafayette Police Sgt Robin Green.
“Vehicle 1, like I said, was traveling at a high rate of speed and struck vehicle 2, which caused that vehicle, in turn, to collide with another vehicle that was actually on Johnson Street,” Green explained.
Both the second and third vehicles were stopped at traffic lights preparing to turn. The driver of the first vehicle was killed along with a mother and daughter who were in the second vehicle. The driver of the third vehicle sustained moderate injuries…