Scott Man Dead After Weekend Crash
A Texas driver failed to yield at the traffic signal at the intersection of Ambassador Caffery and Eraste Landry Road last night causing a crash that took a Scott man's life.
Lafayette traffic investigators say 46-year-old Alfredo Tierrablanca has been charged with OWI, vehicular homicide and failure to obey a traffic signal. Police say Tierrablanca ignored the traffic light and hit 24-year-old Daniel Short's car. Short was taken to a hospital, but pronounced dead.
The crash remains under investigation.