Posted on 04/04/2026 7:00:34 PM PDT by Libloather
More than a dozen people were injured when a car plowed through a crowd gathered for a cultural parade and festival in New Iberia, Louisiana Saturday, according to cops and local reports.
At least 15 people were wounded, including some in critical condition, after a drunk driver barreled through parade-goers at the Lao New Year Festival at around 2:30 p.m., according to the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office and News15.
Several pedestrians were directly struck by the car and two of the victims were airlifted to the hospital, Acadian Ambulance said on X.
Officers took the driver, 57-year-old Todd Landry, into custody following the terrifying crash, which happened near the corner of Savannakhet Street and Melancon Road, Louisiana State Police said.
Landry, of Jeanerette, showed signs of impairment and blew a blood-alcohol level of 0.137% — well above the legal limit of 0.08%, according to state police.
He was arrested and booked into the Iberia Parish jail on charges of driving while impaired, careless operation, open container and 18 counts of first-degree negligent injuring, cops said.
The crash is not believed to have been an intentional act, the sheriff’s office added.
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Might be true but so many stories have had "name is known to police but they are not releasing it." "acted alone" "no motive known" or "there are no suspects."
The first four or five Muslim rammings into crowds of pedestrians on sidewalks or pedestrian walkways resulted in coverups. Then pundits started quoting the terrorist manual saying "a vehicle against people can be as effective as a gun or a bomb in the infidels' homeland." Then they caught on.
So we really strain to believe what law enforcement says now. Too bad.
Anybody who’s ever read James Lee Burke’s books knows about New Iberia, Louisiana.
Prayers for all the victims.
Todd will be moving to Angola.
And not the country in Africa.
I wonder if Todd has a record...
Yes, driving at .137% impairment is intentional and so is driving into the crowd injuring 15 people. He needs to go to prison.
Correct. This was no accident. He made deliberate choices.
At a BAC of 0.137% nothing he was doing was intentional.
He basically had drunk himself into a Biden-like state of torpor.
RE: a Biden-like state of torpor.
Yes, “we finally beat Medicare” didn’t sound good to the cops.
LOL Biden beat Medicare like a rented mule.
The drunk who injured 15 people was beyond the legal limit. Being drunk during this crime is no defense.
Not many have! Why don't you give us a 100-word summary?
Regards,
0.137 is kind of a high BAC,
But I have seen a lot higher.
“Officers took the driver, 57-year-old Todd Landry, into custody following the terrifying crash”. Taking driving lessons from Tiger Woods? Prayers up for the victims.
It’s where Tabasco is made
“Lao New Year Festival”
Why are they having a “Lao New Year Festival” in New Iberia, La.? Ah yes, sounds they assimilated well:
“This migration led to the establishment of a thriving community, most notably Lanexang Village (meaning “million elephants”), which was created in 1986 when families pooled savings to purchase land north of New Iberia.”
I hate this crap.
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