Unrestrained teen killed in St. Landry Parish crash

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A two-vehicle wreck on La. 356 at Jessie Richard Road in St. Landry Parish killed Jaydlon Mouton, 17, of Carencro, at about 10:15 p.m. Thursday.
A Louisiana State Police Troop I news release stated 17 year old Christian Maddie of Opelousas was operating a 2003 Ford F-150 southbound on Jessie Richard Road and failed to stop for a stop sign at the intersection with La. 356. At the same time, 17-year-old Jaylen Montreal of Carencro was driving a 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier eastbound on La. 356, police stated.
As the Ford entered the intersection, it was struck on its passenger side by the Chevrolet, police stated. After impact, the Ford overturned and came to rest off of the roadway. The Chevrolet traveled off the roadway and came to rest in a ditch.
Mouton, a passenger in the Ford, was not wearing a seat belt and sustained fatal injuries. She was pronounced dead on scene by a St. Landry Parish Coroner’s Office representative.
Maddie and two other juvenile passengers in the Ford were wearing seat belts and suffered minor to moderate injuries. They were transported to a local hospital for treatment. Montreal was wearing a seat belt and did not sustain any injuries.
Impairment is not suspected; however, a routine toxicology sample was taken from Maddie and the results are pending. Montreal voluntarily submitted to a chemical breath test and was not impaired. This crash remains under investigation.