31. July 2015
On July 31, 2015 Ryan Allen Adams was sentenced to seven years in jail for one count of Vehicular Homicide. Adams pleaded guilty on April 13, 2015. The first three years of the sentence will be served, while the last four years are suspended. Adams will spend the first year at the Calcasieu Correctional Center before being transferred to the Academy of Training Skills for the remainder of his sentence. Following his release, Adams will be on supervised probation for four years. Adams was...
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,...
14. April 2015
On April 13, 2015 Ryan Allen Adams entered a guilty plea to one count of vehicular homicide. Adams was driving a vehicle on October 19, 2013 when the vehicle left the roadway and struck a pole. Hannah Clair McVey, 18, was the front seat passenger and died as a result of her injuries. Adams had a blood alcohol level above the legal limit and also had tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in his system. A backseat passenger was also injured in the crash. Judge Ron Ware ordered a pre-sentence investigation...
30. January 2015
On January 30, 2015 Judge G. Michael Canaday sentenced Jason Scott Bennett, 33, to 20 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections for one count of Vehicular Homicide. Eight of those years will be suspended, leaving Bennett to serve 12 years in prison. Bennett entered a no-contest plea to Vehicular Homicide on December 1, 2014. The incident occurred on September 24, 2012 on the I-10 Bridge. Bennett was the driver of a Dodge Caliber that struck the rear of a tow truck. The front seat...