Woman, 89, Dies After Car Veers Into Creek

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Authorities in Baton Rouge say they've recovered the body of a woman from a sport utility vehicle that veered off a road and into a creek near the Mall of Louisiana. The accident was reported Monday afternoon. It took roughly four hours for searchers to locate and remove the vehicle from the water. The woman was identified as 89-year-old Vivian Augustin of Baton Rouge. An autopsy was pending.

Witnesses said the Toyota Rav 4 ran off the Interstate 10 frontage road and into the water around 1:30 p.m.