(KPEL News) – Officials with the Louisiana State Police say two drivers who were involved in a multi-vehicle wreck on April 26 have now been charged in connection with the crash.
Louisiana State Police Trooper Monique Lavergane with the Public Affairs Section says the two drivers were arrested in connection with a fatal crash on Louisiana Highway 35 that took the life of 18-year-old Marlee Norse of Opelousas.
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At around 5:00 p.m. on the day of the crash, officials say a Ford vehicle was stopped on Louisiana Highway 358, another, a Toyota, was stopped on Louisiana Highway 35, which was about to take a left onto 358, while a third vehicle, a truck, was driving southbound on Highway 35. Officials say that the first vehicle failed to yield to the truck.
The collision followed. The first vehicle, after impact, ended up in a ditch. Even though the victim, Marlee Norse, was wearing a seat belt, she died as a result of the crash…