2 Ohio residents killed in multi-vehicle crash on I-12 in Livingston Parish - WAFB

Two Ohio residents killed in multi-vehicle crash on I-12 in Livingston Parish

Two people from Beavercreek, Ohio, died Friday night when their Mercedes Sprinter van overturned on Interstate 12 in Louisiana and was struck by a tractor-trailer, according to an incident report from WAFB. The late-night collision occurred at approximately 11:20 p.m. near La. 43 in Livingston Parish, instantly claiming the lives of a 54-year-old woman and a 47-year-old man at the scene.

The sequence began when a Chevrolet Cruze and the Mercedes Sprinter traveled eastbound alongside each other. For reasons still under active investigation by Louisiana State Police, the Chevrolet entered the van’s lane. Both automobiles veered into the median, colliding with cable barriers.

While the Chevrolet came to a stop in the median, the Mercedes overturned and careened across the highway into the path of oncoming westbound traffic. A Kenworth tractor-trailer traveling in those lanes struck the overturned van. State troopers confirmed that the female driver of the van wore her seat belt, whereas her male passenger did not.

2 Ohio residents killed in multi-vehicle crash on I-12 in Livingston Parish

Emergency responders transported the driver and passenger of the Kenworth to a local hospital with minor injuries. Troopers noted that the commercial truck driver wore a seat belt, but the passenger inside the cab did not.

Investigators turned their attention to the driver of the Chevrolet Cruze, identified as 24-year-old Daniel Dennison of Amite City. State police reported that Dennison was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash and sustained minor injuries requiring hospital treatment. Following his medical clearance, troopers arrested Dennison after determining he was impaired.

Authorities booked Dennison into the Livingston Parish Jail on multiple charges, including two counts of vehicular homicide, first-offense driving while impaired, careless operation, simple possession of marijuana, operating without a seat belt, and driving without insurance. State police collected routine toxicology samples from all involved drivers for laboratory analysis as the investigation continues.