BROUSSARD, La. (Dec. 7, 2023) – On December 7, 2023, at approximately 5:50 a.m., officers with the Broussard Police Department responded to the 500 block of East Fairfield Drive for a major crash involving two vehicles.
Upon officers’ arrival, it was found that the driver of a Chevy Equinox turned in front of the other driver in a White Toyota 4-Runner traveling down East Fairfield. The driver of the Chevy Equinox, identified as eighty-two-year-old Harold Romero, Sr., was pronounced dead on the scene. The driver of the other vehicle was transported to a local hospital for evaluation and released with minor injuries.
Alcohol involvement is not suspected. Toxicology results are pending.
