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There were no skid marks. The truck just went straight for the oak tree and hit head-on, killing the driver, 19-year-old Eddie Hulin.

Hulin, of Henry, was involved in a single-vehicle accident Christmas morning. Eddie was heading to Delcambre and was taking a side-road he normally takes when he goes to Delcambre. He was familiar with the road.

The parents of Hulin are puzzled as to why their son went straight into a tree despite it being daylight and the street the accident occurred is straight.

By Chris Rosa
Managing Editor

Mud on the road where a teen-ager was killed on Christmas Day, plus, mud on a gravel road in Leroy has some police jurors concerned that some sugarcane farmers are not cleaning the roads that they are dirtying.

On Christmas Day, 19-year old Eddie Hulin from Henry ran off the road on south of Erath. Hulin was killed on Demosthene Road which intersects Olias Road and Gene Road, about three miles from Erath.

It was a relatively quiet New Year’s for the Abbeville Police and Fire Department. Three DWIs and a small grass fire were some of the more eventful occurrences of the evening.
Abbeville Police Chief Rick Coleman said that New Year’s Eve night led to several calls about shots fired around midnight; however, no persons were arrested.
“Overall, it was a quiet night,” Coleman said.

A man walked into Maison du Monde Living Center in Abbeville and located what may have been his ex-girlfriend and proceed to cut her with a box cutter, Abbeville Police reported Friday.
The Abbeville Police Department arrested Eldridge Harrison Jr. of Abbeville and charged him with attempted second-degree murder for allegedly trying to murder Treva Campbell, an employee of the living center.
Harrison was booked into the parish jail.
Abbeville Police Chief Rick Coleman did not give a reason as to why Harrison allegedly cut Campbell a few times.

This information was supplied to the Meridional by the Vermilion Parish Sheriff Department. These are the arrests for dates Nov. 1, 2008 to November 30, 2008.

Ryan Broussard, Charges: DWI 1st Offense, Careless Operation

Christopher Vidalier, Charges: Criminal Damage to Property

Dana Cormier, Charges: DWI 1st, Driving Left Center

Craig Guillory, Charges: Contempt of Court x2

Beonka Levy, Charges: 2nd Degree Battery

Alicia Suire, Charges: Simple Criminal Damage Property

Travis Chambers, Charges: Possession MDMA, Possession Cocaine

‘Piece of Junk,’ ‘Clunker’ or ‘Eyesore’ are what some people may refer to as junked or abandoned vehicles. No matter what you call them, these unsightly occurrences are drawing the attention of City officials who hope to increase awareness of the citizens of Abbeville by encouraging them to report or remove these nuisances before they become an even bigger problem.