New Orleans driver faces charges after Kenner woman dies in Port Allen I-10 crash - NOLA.com
Louisiana State Police have identified the woman who died as a result of a 2-vehicle crash in Port Allen Friday (July 3) morning as 66-year-old Yvonne Gooch of Kenner. Antonio Zapata, 56, of New Orleans, who was driving the car that hit Gooch, will be booked on multiple charges after he's released from a hospital. (Louisiana State Police) Louisiana State Police have identified the woman who died as a result of a two-vehicle crash in Port Allen Friday (July 3) morning as 66-year-old Yvonne Gooch of Kenner. Antonio Zapata, 56, of New Orleans, who was driving the car that hit Gooch, will be booked on multiple charges after he's released from a hospital, police said. As Zapata crossed the LA 415, Lobdell overpass, his left rear tire blew out and he lost control of his vehicle, crossing the median into the westbound lanes of I-10. At the same time, state police said, Gooch was driving westbound on I-10 in a... "Although Gooch was properly restrained, she received fatal injuries as a result of the crash," Louisiana State Police Trooper Bryan Lee said in a statement. When Zapata is released from the hospital, police said, he will be booked into the West Baton Rouge Parish Jail on charges of negligent homicide, careless operation, chile. Source: www.nola.com
