re: New Iberia car accident results in death of local school Principal.

A friend of mine told me about this post, so I thought I would get on here and clear up a little misinformation. I have lived in the area and know many of the people involved in the situation.

1) The farm equipment in the accident was not a tractor-trailer or 18 wheeler. It was an actual field tractor pulling a field cart loaded with sugarcane, which is used when in close proximity to the sugar mill and is not used on major highways/interstates.

2) The driver of the tractor was not a migrant laborer. He was an American and born and raised in Iberia parish.

3) The driver of the tractor had many years of experience operating farm machinery.

This is not meant to spur argument or taking sides. It is simply to clear a few things up that were posted on this thread. This accident was an absolute tragedy and I can’t imagine what the family must be going through. However, the migrant labor, CDL, and 18-wheeler debate doesn’t relate to this incident.