A 48-year-old Carencro man has been charged with two counts of negligent homicide in a two-vehicle carsh on the I-49 service road south of Sunset on Aug. 25, according to a Louisiana State Police Troop I news release.
Michael Shane Guidry is also charged on Thursday with with vehicular negligent injuring, improper lane usage and no seat belt, police stated.
The crash occurred shortly before 1:30 a.m. Aug. 25 on the service road at Zick Miller Road in St. Landry Parish.
The crash claimed the life of 35-year-old Lacy Leger of Sunset, along with her 2-year-old passenger.
The preliminary investigation revealed Leger was driving a 2013 Nissan Maxima southbound on the I-49 service road. At the same time, Guidry of Carencro was traveling northbound on the I-49 service road in a 2007 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup. For unknown reasons, Guidry crossed the center line and entered into the southbound lane of travel. As a result, the Dodge struck the Nissan.
Leger suffered fatal injuries despite being properly restrained. The 2-year-old male rear seat passenger was restrained in a child seat, but also suffered fatal injuries. A 16-year-old female rear seat passenger was properly restrained, but suffered serious injuries. Guidry was unrestrained and suffered non-life threatening injuries.
