Two killed in La. 14 wreck

Two people are dead and four others were in critical condition this morning following a two-vehicle crash near New Iberia late Thursday night.

Romulo Jimenez Garcia, age undetermined, of 504 C. Romero Road in New Iberia, and Kenneth Accord, 59, of 722 N. Shireview in Abbeville, were pronounced dead on the scene at 9:46 and 9:45 p.m., respectively,  Iberia Parish Coroner Dr. James Falterman said today. Falterman said that both men died of multiple traumas.

Trooper 1st Class David Anderson, Troop I spokesman for the Louisiana State Police, said that Garcia was riding in the front passenger seat of the vehicle that was traveling north on L. Theriot Road when it ran a stop sign and was struck broadside by an SUV traveling west on Louisiana 14.

Accord was riding in the front passenger seat of the SUV.

Anderson said neither men were wearing their seat belts at the time of the crash.

Anderson said that as of this morning the wreck remains under investigation. He said that the Louisiana State Police Crime Lab is trying to determine if drugs or alcohol were involved, which is standard for fatal wrecks.

The other four victims were taken to area hospitals. Updated information regarding their conditions was unavailable this morning.

Deputies from the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office also responded to the incident.