LAFAYETTE, La. — There were seven people inside the vehicle that crashed on Walker Road early Monday; one has died and another was booked in connection with the accident.
Lafayette Police say the vehicle was traveling east on Walker Road near the intersection with Huval Street when it traveled off the road, hit a fence, flipped and hit a tree.
Police responded to a 911 call, and found that some of the seven people inside the vehicle had fled the scene. The driver was found nearby, police say.
A rear-seat passenger was taken to a hospital, where she died of her injuries. She's been identified as Terry Mitchell, 17, of Lafayette.
Two other passengers inside the vehicle were also transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police say.
The person driving, who is a juvenile, was booked into the Lafayette Juvenile Detention Center with one count negligent homicide, one count reckless operation, one count unauthorized use of an automobile and one count no driver's license.
Lafayette police say this crash remains under investigation with the Lafayette Police Department’s Traffic Division and more information will be provided when available.
Originally, police told us that two people were injured and one person died after a crash on Walker Road early Monday.
Lafayette Police say the vehicle they were riding in was eastbound on the road when hit left the road, hit a ditch, and overturned.
Three occupants were transported to a local hospital. Two are listed in stable condition with minor injuries, and the third died as a result of the injuries sustained during the crash.
For several hours, Walker Road was closed and motorists were asked to avoid the area. By 9 a.m., the road was back open.
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