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Two People Dead Following Overnight Crash In Broussard
BROUSSARD, La. (KPEL) -- Two people are dead following a crash on Hwy. 90 in Broussard Wednesday night.
Broussard Police say the crash happened just before 10 p.m. Wednesday when 36-year-old Heather Covington ignored a red light and crashed into a pickup truck.
Both Covington and her passenger, 51-year-old Terry Richard, were pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
The driver and passenger of the truck suffered only minor injuries, and everyone was wearing a seat belt, police said.
The crash remains under investigation.
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