LC woman dies in three-vehicle accident

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) – A Lake Charles woman was killed in a three-vehicle crash Friday evening after her vehicle collided head-on with a pickup truck.

According to Louisiana State Police (LSP) TFC Matt Gaspard, the crash killed 60-year-old Donna Chimeno of Lake Charles.

The three-vehicle accident occurred at the intersection of Nelson Road and Plantation Drive on Friday, November 8, at approximately 5 p.m.

LSP investigators said Chimeno was traveling southbound in the outside lane on Nelson Road when, for unknown reasons, she moved into the left lane and struck a Jeep being driven off-duty by a Calcasieu Parish Parish Sheriff's deputy. Chimeno's vehicle then crossed the center line and crashed head-on into a van.

While Chimeno was properly restrained, she sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to Gaspard, all other occupants involved were uninjured in the accident.

The crash is still under investigation.

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