Dutchtown High School student Claire Carline, 15, killed and her two sisters injured in wrong-way head-on crash on Louisiana Highway 74 in Ascension Parish; Dwight P. Perrilloux III, 19, booked for DWI

Modified Date:

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 4:13pm

Accident Date:

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Dutchtown High student dies in fatal crash on LA Highway 74 in Gonzales

Claire was a backseat passenger in the car. She was wearing her seatbelt, but investigators believe she may have been wearing it incorrectly, with the shoulder strap behind her back, state police Trooper Jared Sandifer said.

1 teen dead, 2 injured in Ascension Parish car crash

Troopers closed LA 74 in both directions while they worked the wreck, re-opening it just before 11 a.m.

Dutchtown high school freshman dies in crash on LA 74, roadway opens

The victim has been identified as 14-year-old Claire Carline. Carline was one of three sisters riding in the vehicle.

Driver arrested in crash that killed Dutchtown High student, charged with DWI, vehicular homicide

Claire Carline, 15, of Prairieville, was killed in the crash and her sisters, Camille, 17, and Colleen, 16, had moderate injuries and were being treated at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, said Jared Sandifer, a State Police spokesman.

Driver in LA Highway 74 crash that killed Dutchtown High student booked on DWI

Dwight P. Perrilloux III, the 19-year-old driver of the other car and a former Dutchtown High student himself, was booked into Ascension Parish Jail.

Man accused of vehicular homicide in head-on crash

Sandifer says investigators suspect that Perrilloux was impaired at the time of the accident and a toxicology sample was taken and sent to the crime lab.

Man Charged in Head On Crash that Killed One of Three Sisters Driving to School

This crash remains under investigation, and Troopers ask that anyone that may have witnessed the crash please contact Louisiana State Police Troop A at 225-754-8500 or their local law enforcement agency.

Sheriff: Bond set at $151,144 for man who caused fatal crash that killed 15-year-old

Troopers suspect Perrilloux was impaired by some type of narcotics at the time of the crash. A toxicology sample will determine what type.

Family of Prairieville teen killed in collision grieving: Theres nothing anyone can say or do to bring her back

The girls’ parents, Troy and Lisa Carline, “just can’t believe that when they kissed their daughters goodbye, it was the last time,” Moreau said. “It is unfortunate that at 7 a.m. someone under the influence is going to tear this family apart. It is just not right.”

Prairieville man, charged in fatal December Dutchtown crash, now faces domestic battery count

A Prairieville man out on bail after his arrest in a fatal December crash in Ascension Parish that killed a 15-year-old Dutchtown High School student was arrested again on allegations he battered the mother of his child in a domestic dispute.

The crash occurred between L. Landry Road and Coon Trap Road on Louisiana Highway 74 in Gonzales shortly before 7:40 a.m. Three Dutchtown High School students were on their way to school and were about a mile away when their car crashed head-on into another car that was driving the wrong way in their lane. One of the students, Claire Carline, a freshman who is reported to have been either 14 or 15, was killed. She was a passenger in the back seat. The other two students, her sisters, suffered moderate injuries. Camille Carline, 17, was driving and Colleen Carline, 16, was the front-seat passenger. The wrong-way driver, Dwight P. Perrilloux III, 19, also received moderate injuries and was booked on suspicion of vehicular homicide, two counts of vehicular negligent injuring, first offense DWI, and reckless operation.

Type: Car Accident

Topics:

Wrong-way Crash, Head-on, Accident Topics: Teenaged Drivers - Young Adult Drivers, Children/Minors Involved, DWI - DUI - Alcohol or Drug Use

People Involved:

Claire Carline

Dwight P. Perrilloux III

Camille Carline

Colleen Carline

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