04. November 2015

On November 4, 2015 Judge Ron Ware sentenced Derek Paul Cooper, 29, to 18 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections. Cooper pleaded guilty on June 24, 2015 to one count of Vehicular Homicide. The conviction stems from an incident that occurred on September 27, 2014. Cooper was driving eastbound in the westbound lanes of Interstate 10 in the Sulphur area. He collided with another vehicle driven by 31-year-old Jeremy Olivier. Olivier was pronounced dead at the scene. At the time of the...

25. June 2015

On June 24, 2015 Derek Paul Cooper pleaded guilty as charged to one count of Vehicular Homicide in front of Judge Ron Ware. On September 27, 2014, Cooper was driving eastbound in the westbound lanes of Interstate 10 when he struck another vehicle. Jeremy Olivier, 31, was the driver of the other vehicle and died at the scene. Cooper's blood alcohol content was 0.24 at the time of the incident. A pre-sentencing investigation was ordered by Judge Ware, and sentencing was set for Wednesday,...