Submitted by the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office
UPDATE
YOUNGSVILLE, LA (December 3, 2024, 8:55 p.m.) – The driver killed in the crash has been identified as 41-year-old Richard Stutes Jr.
UPDATE
YOUNGSVILLE, LA (December 3, 2024, 4:25 p.m.) – Piat Road is now opened.
ORIGINAL
YOUNGSVILLE, LA (December 3, 2024) – The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal crash in the 700 block of Piat Road in Youngsville.
Three vehicles were involved in the crash at approximately 12:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
One person was pronounced dead at the scene. The second vehicle’s driver was transported to a local hospital for treatment. A third driver was not injured.
Piat Road, between Austin Road and Egret Road, will remain closed for several hours as the Sheriff’s Crash Reconstruction Team conducts an investigation.