re: I10 east closed on basin bridge

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homicide and not just an accident

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Yeah, no. Just an unfortunate accident. She was in the wrong place at the wrong time. So sad.

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A 33-year-old Maurice woman died Tuesday morning in a four-vehicle crash on Interstate 10 over the Atchafalaya Basin, State Police said.

Tracy Franques was pronounced dead by the Iberville Parish Coroner's Office at the scene, Trooper First Class Bryan Lee said. Franques was the founder of Louisiana Law Enforcement Support

The crash occurred around mile marker 133 at about 7 a.m.

Traffic had stopped on the bridge due to congestion from an earlier crash when the driver of a 2007 International box truck swerved to avoid hitting the vehicle in front of him and slammed into Franques' 2013 Ford Focus, Lee said.

The impact pushed Franques into the vehicle in front of her, a 2013 Hyundai Sonata, Lee said. The Sonata was pushed into the right lane as Franques' Ford Focus continued forward until she hit the back of a 2016 Peterbuilt 18-wheeler.

Franques was wearing her seat belt, Lee said. Drivers of the box truck and Hyundai received minor injuries.

Toxicology samples from the other three drivers was sent to the State Crime Lab for analysis, Lee said.

No one was arrested or cited following the crash, but charges are pending, Lee said. The case will be sent to the Iberville Parish District Attorney's Office for review.

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per KATC

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That is the law on the basin

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And a bunch of 18 wheeler drivers don't follow that law.

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Saturday it took me 3hrs to get from lafayette to BR due to construction, and the traffic looked to be just as bad sunday, when i was going back to lafayette

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I only got held up about 40 minutes Lft-BR on Sunday. What helped was that a truck about 1/2 a mile behind me stayed in the left lane and moved at the same pace as the right lane. This prevented the douches who wait until the last 100 yards before pulling into the right lane from snarling traffic for an hour.
And of course that's why these lane closures delay traffic so badly. Moves fine once in 1-lane. It's the late merging that slows it down. The State Police could do traffic control and prevent a lot of it...but they never do.

Should be the LAW on ALL interstates.....ALSO, travel 5 mph LOWER than posted speed limits !
MANY civilized countries have been doing this for DECADES...truck lobby just soooo strong in the U.S., just like all the other lobby/special interest groups which basically RUN our nation ! I don't know about you...but I can wait a couple days longer for my box of corn flakes !!!
Geaux Trump !! Could he possibly do worse than the last 50 years of lobbyist fed, career politicians ???

It reads as though the 2016 Peterbuilt 18 wheeler was in the left lane.

The lady posting on WAFB FB page was indeed correct with her gut feeling when her coworker didn't answer phone or texts. It was their coworker that was killed. Talk about eerie.