Police shut down the southbound lanes of the busy street for nearly three hours as they worked the crash. The roadway was re-opened shortly after 2 p.m.
A crash this afternoon in Lafayette proves fatal. Corporal Paul Mouton with Lafayette Police tells KPEL an SUV was traveling west on West Congrees while a green car was driving north on St. Mary when they crashed in the intersection.
UPDATE: More information coming in about the fatal accident in Broussard.
Police say a pickup truck ran into an SUV when that SUV ran a red light at the intersection of Albertson's Parkway and Highway 90.