Winter storm kills 1 in Louisiana as dangerous cold blast moves east
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By MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News
(NEW YORK) A man has died in Louisiana after slipping on ice caused by a blast of cold that has not been seen in parts of the South in decades.
The 50-year-old man hit his head on this ice, according to the Lafayette Parish Coroner’s Office, which confirmed that the death was storm-related.
A tornado watch is also affecting parts of the South from southern Georgia to north Florida. The threat for a few tornadoes, damaging wind gusts and large hail will continue through Monday evening and has already damaged some homes in Damascus, Georgia, according to local authorities.
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Replay Video UP NEXT A man has died in Louisiana after slipping on ice caused by a blast of cold that has not been seen in parts of the South in decades. The 50-year-old man hit his head on this ice, according to the Lafayette Parish Coroner s Office, which confirmed that the death was storm-related. Two additional winter storm-related fatalities were reported in Tennessee, one in Shelby County and one in Maury County, according to the Tennessee Department of Health. A tornado watch is also affecting parts of the South from southern Georgia to north Florida. The threat for a few tornadoes, damaging wind gusts and large hail will continue through Monday evening and has already damaged some homes in Damascus, Georgia, according to local authorities.
Church Point woman dies in Lafayette Parish crash
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and last updated 2021-02-03 17:39:27-05
Police have released the identity of the victim in an early morning crash in Lafayette Parish.
At 3:30 a.m. on February 3, 2021, troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop I began investigating a single-vehicle crash on LA Highway 98 near Pavie Lane in Lafayette Parish, according to TFC Thomas Gossen, spokesperson for Troop I. The crash took the life of 25-year-old Ashley Murray Menard of Church Point.
The initial investigation by State Police revealed that the crash occurred as Menard was driving a 2019 Chevrolet Trax SUV west on LA 98. For reasons still under investigation, Menardâs vehicle ran off the roadway to the left and overturned. Upon doing so, the SUV caught fire.