UPDATE: A pedestrian who was injured when an alleged drunk driver slammed into a parked car has died, police say.
Jermaine Devine Britton, 40, of Breaux Bridge, died from his injuries, Lafayette Police say.
He was hurt on Mardi Gras when a woman accused of driving drunk drove her vehicle into a parked car, trapping Britton between two parked cars. Another pedestrian also was hit, and six children in the car with the alleged drunk driver also were injured.
One charge against Kayley Thibeaux, 23, has now been upgraded to vehicular homicide. She also was booked with first-offense DWI with child endangerment; first-degree vehicular negligent injuring, six counts vehicular negligent injuring, six counts violation of child restraint law, and careless operation. She bonded out Wednesday, police say.
The accident is still under investigation, police say, but here’s what they have determined so far:
The crash happened just before 5 p.m. on Tuesday in the 1200 block of South Sterling Street.