SUV strikes two motorcycles killing one, injuring two in Moss Bluff

Published: Jan. 31, 2016 at 3:34 AM CST|Updated: Mar. 31, 2016 at 7:51 PM CDT
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MOSS BLUFF, LA (KPLC) - A crash involving an SUV and two motorcycles injured three people Saturday afternoon at the corner of Hickory Branch and North Perkins Ferry roads in Moss Bluff, police said.

According to authorities, Sunday, one of those injured succumbed to their injuries.

Carmen Guillot, 34, of Lake Charles was pronounced dead at the hospital at around 3:45 p.m., according to CPSO spokeswoman Kim Myers.

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office responded to the crash around 2:30 p.m. on Saturday and discovered an SUV was traveling southbound on N. Perkins Ferry Road and attempted to turn onto Hickory Branch Road but failed to yield to two motorcycles traveling northbound, according to Myers. The SUV hit the motorcycles injuring all three riders.

All three riders were wearing helmets, Myers said.

The driver of the SUV was not injured in the crash but was ticketed for failure to yield.

Toxicology samples are pending.

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