A pilot’s wife has accused several companies of performing faulty maintenance on the helicopter her husband was flying when it suffered catastrophic engine failure, which led to his death. Colleen Hicks, of Oklahoma, individually, on behalf of her minor children, and as representative of her husband, Brandon Seth Ricks, filed…
A Gonzales man is being charged with negligent homicide over the death of a Baton Rouge high school freshman last Wednesday. On December 9, Brennan Rube, 14 years old of Prairieville, was bicycling on LA-73 when he was struck by a 2000 Dodge truck driven by Joshua Ashford, 26-years-old of…
A three-vehicle crash in Delcambre resulted the death of an uncle and nephew from Abbeville, according to police reports. On November 26, 2015, Jones Mitchell and Gerald Mitchell were traveling west on Suzuki motorcycles on LA 14 and approaching an east-west crossover. An 18-wheeler, driven by Earnest Comesana Jr., was…
A tugboat captain has sued a fellow tug company as a result of an injury sustained while on the water, according to the filed complaint Troy Matthiews, a tugboat captain for Bayou Vista, and Tracey, his wife, have filed suit against Crosby Tugs, citing negligence and personal injury stemming from…
Failure to obey a stop sign and suspected driving under the influence has lead to the death of a Ventress man last Friday. Louisiana State Police has not completed its investigation, but according to initial findings, 27-year-old Nicholas Porche was driving westbound on Section Road in a white Sierra while Michael Holmes,…
Another lawsuit has arisen from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, this time stemming from the cleanup of the aforementioned accident. Josip Piacun filed a complaint against BP Exploration & Production Inc., and B.P. America Production Co. alleging gross negligence under general maritime law. Piacun claimed that the company…
A drunk driver that caused an accident which lead to a man’s death was sentenced in Calcasieu Parish last Wednesday. On September 27, 2014, Derek Paul Cooper was driving eastbound in the westbound lanes of I-10 in the Sulphur area. He had a blood alcohol level of .24, three times the…
A former employee of Phoenix International Holdings Inc., is suing his former employer as well as several affiliated parties for alleged negligence which resulted in injuries sustained while working offshore. On October 16, John Bubenik of Florida filed suit in the Eastern District Court of Louisiana against Phoenix International Holdings…
A stop to check a tow strap turned fatal when the two vehicles were hit by a third on Monday, report State Police. 53-year-old Timothy Bird and 22-year-old Delvonte Wiley, both of Port Allen, were towing a 2005 GMC Yukon behind a 2000 GMC Sierra. They had stopped in the…
A University of Louisiana at Lafayette student was crossing University Avenue last week when she was struck by an oncoming motorist. The student, whose name has been withheld, was in the crosswalk when she was struck, reports Cpl. Paul Mouton. The driver had made a left from McKinley Street onto…