A two-vehicle fatal crash on La. 105 near Artall Road in St. Landry Parish took the life of 21-year-old Micky O’Connor of Krotz Springs. according to a news release from Louisiana State Police Troop I.
The crash occurred at about 5:15 p.m. April 18.
The initial investigation by State Police revealed that the crash occurred as 35-year-old Vanessa Lastrapse was driving south on La. 105 in a 2017 Chevrolet Malibu. At the same time, O’Connor was heading north on La. 105 driving a 2004 Ford Mustang. For reasons unknown, O’Connor’s Mustang crossed the center line and struck Lastrapse’s Malibu head-on as the two vehicles were negotiating a curve, police said. After the collision, the vehicles came to rest in the southbound lane of La. 105.
Both drivers were taken to a local hospital for treatment. Lastrapse was wearing her seat belt and suffered moderate injuries. O’Connor was unrestrained and suffered serious injuries, to which he succumbed to at the hospital. Impairment is unknown for either driver at this time, but toxicology samples were obtained from both to be submitted to the Louisiana State Police Crime Lab for analysis. This crash remains under investigation.