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This person allegedly killed a 17 year old hours after graduation
Posted on 6/3/14 at 5:13 pm
Posted on 6/3/14 at 5:13 pm
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The driver blamed in a crash that killed a 17-year-old hours after his graduation Wednesday from Central Lafourche High has been charged with vehicular homicide, State Police said.
Michael Costello, 20, of Golden Meadow, was booked into Lafourche Parish jail today on charges that carry a maximum of 30 years of jail time if found guilty, said Troop C spokesman Evan Harrell.
Harrell said the charge of vehicular homicide comes when there is a death that was caused by some form of impairment.
Tyler Dufrene was driving south on La. 1 just north of the Valentine Bridge in a 1997 Jeep Cherokee when he was struck head-on by a 2005 Chevy Silverado pickup.
Costello was driving the truck north and crossed the centerline, hitting Dufrene's SUV, police said.
Dufrene was brain dead at 2:22 p.m. Thursday and put on life support to preserve his organs for donation to patients awaiting transplants. On Friday morning, doctors touched his hand and saw it move, but he died shortly after 9 a.m. Saturday.
Police said they suspect alcohol use by Costello was a factor. After the crash, he was taken to Ochsner-St. Anne Hospital in Raceland with what police described as minor injuries. A blood test is pending.
Costello was initially booked Wednesday into the Lafourche Parish jail on charges of first-degree vehicular negligent injury, operating a vehicle while intoxicated and failure to drive on the correct side of the road, authorities said.
This post was edited on 6/3/14 at 5:46 pm
Posted on 6/3/14 at 5:15 pm to GEAUXmedic
Don't worry, that mouth will be put to good use over the next three decades
Posted on 6/3/14 at 5:17 pm to seeLSUrun
Yeah, drinking and getting more DUI's. This is Louisiana remember.
Posted on 6/3/14 at 5:18 pm to genuineLSUtiger
Apparently he has supporters.. first time i've seen someone actually use their social media account after killing someone.
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Posted on 6/3/14 at 5:19 pm to GEAUXmedic
NVM, beat me to it.
This post was edited on 6/3/14 at 5:20 pm
Posted on 6/3/14 at 5:19 pm to GEAUXmedic
Know one of them. Not gonna go further than that. Terrible story
Posted on 6/3/14 at 5:22 pm to GEAUXmedic
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Hey man, accidents happen. No one has the right to judge you but god himself
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You're not a bad person. Accidents happen to good people. Several people are praying for you, good luck with everything.
SMH
Posted on 6/3/14 at 5:22 pm to Nado Jenkins83
If he was intoxicated then he deserves to be punished fully by the law. HOWEVER, i do not necessarily think this makes him a TPOS. What he did was terrible, but it was something im sure he would love to take back. I do not think there was malice and intention to do this
Posted on 6/3/14 at 5:23 pm to GEAUXmedic
Damn, the grammatical errors...
Posted on 6/3/14 at 5:24 pm to forksup
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A Lafourche Parish family will be going to a teenager's funeral Wednesday, exactly one week after his high school graduation.
And the family has two messages to pass on, about impaired driving and being an organ donor.
It was supposed to be one of the happiest days of their lives. Tyler Dufrene, 17, of Gheens, had just graduated Wednesday night from Central Lafourche High. Hours later a phone call changed everything.
"We're just going to take it one day at a time," said Tyler's sister Rebecca Yates about how the family is dealing with the loss of her younger brother.
It happened on a section of La. 1, State Police say a pickup traveling north that had just crossed the Valentine Bridge, crossed over the centerline and crashed into Tyler's SUV head on.
Tyler's sister said she talked to Michael Costello, 20, of Golden Meadow, on the phone Sunday. State Police say he was the driver of the pickup. She said he told her he had had some beers and was checking Facebook.
"He said that he prayed for my brother and that he was actually on his phone when the accident happened. He said he was sorry, and if he could he would trade places with my brother," Yates said through tears.
The head-on collision happened in front of a Lockport man's home.
"Almost standing right where I am now, I could see the Jeep and I could see the young man pinned inside, which for me was really something difficult to look at," said Elrick Nelson, who heard the crash around 10:45 p.m.
He works in drug court to get drivers under the influence to stop drinking or drugging and driving.
"We don't really get people until they are on their third or fourth DWI, which is, they're pretty much at the point where they could have killed someone by that time. That's basically what I'm in the business of trying to prevent," Nelson said. "And part of me is actually angry because the thing that I always tell clients in our program is, if you choose to drink, that's your business. But if you choose to get behind the wheel, it becomes the business of every person you pass by on that highway."
Tyler had signed an organ donation card, and now others will have a second chance on life. Family members said his organs are expected to help about 30 people. His sisters want to meet the recipients and feel his beating heart again.
"My brother's a hero. He saved seven people's lives," said another older sister, Hilary Yates.
She wants others to change their behavior so another life is not lost.
"I want them to really think about the consequences, and it's not even just teens, it's everybody who gets behind that wheel and drink and drive. You never know. Life is precious. It's very precious," Hilary said.
"We want everyone to just not drink and drive not have any distraction -- Facebook, texting while you're driving," Rebecca said. "We just hoping everyone opens their eyes because an innocent life was taken."
An innocent life that was loved at Central Lafourche High School.
"He just was always precious, just never, never, never disrespectful or anything like that," said assistant principal Valencia Pierre.
Costello was charged with DWI and negligent injury before Tyler died in the hospital Saturday.
If his charges are upgraded to vehicular homicide — which applies in fatal crashes in which a drunken driver is determined at fault — Costello would face five to 30 years in prison if convicted.
State Police say Costello did not mention being on the phone right after the crash in the initial interview. Police said they should have toxicology reports later this week for the Lafourche Parish District Attorney's Office.
Dufrene's visitation is scheduled for 4-9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. until funeral time Wednesday at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Gheens. A Mass starts at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church, with burial in the church cemetery.
Posted on 6/3/14 at 5:24 pm to lsupride87
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If he was intoxicated then he deserves to be punished fully by the law. HOWEVER, i do not necessarily think this makes him a TPOS. What he did was terrible, but it was something im sure he would love to take back. I do not think there was malice and intention to do this
Disagree.
Posted on 6/3/14 at 5:25 pm to GEAUXmedic
Doesn't look like a smile to me. I'm not takin his side either I know lots of people who know/were close with the deceased and none who know Costello.
Costello has reached out to the victims family fwiw. No need to pile on now jmo.
Costello has reached out to the victims family fwiw. No need to pile on now jmo.
Posted on 6/3/14 at 5:26 pm to GEAUXmedic
what was his BAC? it was only 11 at night on a wednesday
Posted on 6/3/14 at 5:26 pm to Jim Rockford
quote:So you believe everyone who has ever driven after drinking is a TPOS? If so just realize you think about 99.99999% of the world is a TPOS
Disagree.
Posted on 6/3/14 at 5:27 pm to lsupride87
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If he was intoxicated then he deserves to be punished fully by the law. HOWEVER, i do not necessarily think this makes him a TPOS. What he did was terrible, but it was something im sure he would love to take back. I do not think there was malice and intention to do this
I agree. When I was 17 I did all sorts of stupid shite that I could be in jail for.
Anyone who drinks is lying if they say they have never gotten behind the wheel when they shouldn't have. I don't anymore but in high-school and college, it was a problem. I'm lucky I never hurt anyone or myself acting so foolishly.
Posted on 6/3/14 at 5:27 pm to lsupride87
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So you believe everyone who has ever driven after drinking is a TPOS? If so just realize you think about 99.99999% of the world is a TPOS
If by this you mean impairing your ability to drive and putting innocent people's lives in danger, yeah.. thats a POS
Posted on 6/3/14 at 5:28 pm to genuineLSUtiger
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Posted by genuineLSUtiger Yeah, drinking and getting more DUI's. This is Louisiana remember.
True
Also
I missed you
Posted on 6/3/14 at 5:29 pm to GEAUXmedic
quote:I agree it is stupid and moronic, but I just dont feel this is grounds for being a TPOS. Now if it is something one makes a habbit of and has already had an accident and keeps doing it then I agree TPOS
If by this you mean impairing your ability to drive and putting innocent people's lives in danger, yeah.. thats a POS
Posted on 6/3/14 at 5:30 pm to lsupride87
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I agree it is stupid and moronic, but I just dont feel this is grounds for being a TPOS. Now if it is something one makes a habbit of and has already had an accident and keeps doing it then I agree TPOS
Good argument, but I feel the initial immaturity and disregard for others presented from deciding to drive impaired is grounds for being called a POS. just my opinion
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