Five dead in crash

**mavriktu** · 11-29-09, 06:29 AM

First,I hope no mafia members had to deal with this,

,it is a shame anyone had to,

second,wear your freakin seat belts damnit.

,it may not have helped in this case,but it sure couldn't hurt.
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Crash kills 5 in Louisiana | Nation/World News - The News Tribune | Seattle-Tacoma News, Weather, Sports, Jobs, Homes and Cars | South Puget Sound's Destination
NEW ORLEANS – A minivan packed with children blew a tire, clipped a delivery truck and rolled on a Louisiana interstate Saturday, killing five people and critically injuring another 10, state police said.
Thirteen children who had been riding without seat belts were thrown from the van, including four of the dead who were found in the median of Interstate 10 near Baton Rouge, Louisiana State Police said. The killed and injured were all aboard the GMC Safari minivan.
The van didn’t have enough seat belts for the 13, Louisiana State Police spokesman Russell Graham said. The driver, who was killed, and a front-seat passenger appear to have been the only ones wearing seat belts.
The crash occurred after the tire blew out on the van’s front driver side, Lt. Doug Cain said. The van then hit the delivery truck traveling in the same direction, rolled about 200 feet across the median and landed on its tires in the oncoming lanes. No other vehicles were involved.
The 10 survivors were in critical condition Saturday afternoon at two Baton Rouge hospitals, Graham said.
Alcohol was not suspected to have been a factor in the crash, police said.
The driver of the truck managed to steer to the side of the road and was not injured.
The road was closed in both directions for about three hours.
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**Shoestring** · 11-29-09, 06:43 AM

That is flippin sad, unreal, my kids have never gone 10 feet without their seatbelts/car seats belted down,

Does Louisiana have seatbelt laws, (I guess in this case it wont matter since the driver is dead)

**Jenna** · 11-29-09, 08:34 AM

Hope the survivors recover. May the victims rest in peace.

**CTR man** · 11-29-09, 12:13 PM

I got to thinking, Safari is the equivalent to the Astro, Savana is the equivalent to the Express, which is the larger of the two passenger vans. Now that I got that straight before I stuck my foot in my mouth. The Savana can seat up to 15.

What were the adults thinking when they packed that van with 13 when it only has seating for 8. They should have used two vehicles or rented a larger van.

Sorry that there were deaths involved, no one should have to go through that.

Here is another clip on the story. Video and pics there. It appears the van rolled.

5 dead, 10 critical as van packed with Harvey area family blows tire | wwltv.com | Home

**Captain America** · 11-29-09, 01:11 PM

Originally Posted by Shoestring

Does Louisiana have seatbelt laws, (I guess in this case it wont matter since the driver is dead)

Yes.

**mavriktu** · 11-29-09, 02:36 PM

Originally Posted by Captain America

Yes.

We are one of 19 states in the U.S. that require ALL occupants be belted /seated(child restraint),this just since Aug 15 this year,BUT ,all the laws in the world dont help if you have IDIOTS that are allowed to procreate.