Velma Hendrix, the mayor of Melville, Louisiana, was killed in a automobile crash on election day, Tuesday.
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A Louisiana mayor working for re-election died in a automobile wreck on Election Day.
Melville Mayor Velma Hendrix was killed when a driver did not yield to a cease signal and slammed into her automobile Tuesday morning, Louisiana State Police mentioned.
Police mentioned the late mayor, who was 84, had been sitting within the rear-left passenger seat of an Acura and never sporting a seat belt when a RAM pick-up truck slammed into her.
Michael Cook dinner had been driving the truck southbound as Hendrix’s automobile moved west, police mentioned.
After not yielding at a freeway intersection, he allegedly barreled the entrance of the RAM into the passenger aspect of Hendrix’s automobile.
Hendrix was taken to a neighborhood hospital in vital situation and died from her accidents.
The driving force of her automobile and three different passengers have been additionally taken to space hospitals with average to vital accidents.
Cook dinner was additionally not sporting a seatbelt however was not injured.
He was cited for failure to yield from a cease signal and no seat belt. He confirmed no indicators of impairment or driving beneath the affect, although the crash remains to be beneath investigation.
Due to the tragic accident, the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court docket introduced that qualifying can be reopened by means of Nov. 13 and the election for Melville Mayor has been moved to Dec. 10.
“Within the case of nobody else qualifying earlier than Monday, November 14, 2022, the candidates from November 8, 2022 with the very best votes can be declared Mayor of Melville,” the clerk mentioned.
Sheila “Sam” Londerno led the race for Tuesday’s election with 52% of the vote over fellow Democrat Caretta Robertson, in accordance with state knowledge.
Hendrix was not included on the state election knowledge web page.
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