Fiery Crash In West Monroe Claims Two Lives

WEST MONROE, La. (AP) — West Monroe police have released the names of the victims involved in a fiery crash on Interstate 20 that left two people dead and three injured.

The News-Star reports a small SUV driven by 24-year-old Sarah E. Attaway, of Shreveport, was traveling eastbound Saturday night when it left the roadway, traveled through the median and struck a westbound car head-on. Attaway was pronounced dead at the scene.

The occupants of the car were identified as 63-year-old Ray E. Ashby Jr., 61-year-old Lou Ashby, 41-year-old Mark Ashby, 41, all of Downsville; and 44-year-old Anthony Senecal, of Austin, Texas.

Ray E. Ashby Jr. died at the scene.

All three remaining occupants were taken to Glenwood Regional Medical Center. Senecal and Mark Ashby were later sent to LSU Medical Center in Shreveport.