and last updated 2021-05-04 17:42:25-04
A man has been booked with manslaughter after an alleged road rage incident in Lafayette, police say.
Kirk Bourque, 55, of Butte LaRose, was booked with second-degree battery a few days after the April 12 incident. He posted $50,000 bond and was released, records show. This weekend, the other person involved, who has been in the hospital, died. Today, Bourque was booked with manslaughter. He posted $75,000 bond and was released, records show.
We've asked police for details, and they say the incident is still under investigation. However, they were able to interview wife of the man who died, who also was in the car, the night of the incident. Those statements about what happened are on tape, a spokeswoman says.