In most car accidents, regardless of the speed at which the vehicles are traveling and regardless of the angle of collision, the occupants of the struck vehicle suffer more severe injuries than the occupants of the striking vehicle. This does not always mean that the driver of the striking vehicle bears all or most of the fault for the accident. If the struck vehicle drove into the striking vehicle’s path or otherwise made an illegal move that made it impossible for the striking vehicle to avoid a collision, the apportioning of fault for the accident will reflect this. If passengers in either vehicle get injured, they have the right to file insurance claims or lawsuits against the at-fault driver, even if they were riding in the at-fault driver’s car. Likewise, if the driver of the struck vehicle was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident, but the driver of the striking vehicle was not, this weighs against the driver of the struck vehicle. If you were injured when another car struck the car in which you were a passenger, contact a Houma car accident lawyer.
Two Out of Four Unrestrained Passengers Survived the Collision
In June 2025, Cherri Breaux of Terrebonne Parish was driving on LA Highway 311; three minors were passengers in her car. None of the four occupants of Breaux’s 1999 Toyota Camry were wearing seatbelts. When she tried to turn left into a driveway, a semi-truck in the northbound lane struck her vehicle. The driver of the truck was not injured, and a breath test administered at the scene of the accident showed that he had not been drinking alcohol. Breaux suffered minor injuries, and one of the children sustained moderate injuries but recovered. The other two children, ages 12 and 6, died of injuries they suffered in the accident.
News reports were not specific about the details of the investigation, but police determined that Breaux’s blood alcohol content (BAC) had been above the legal limit at the time of the accident, and they issued a warrant for her arrest on suspicion of vehicular homicide. After her arrest, she was booked into jail with a bond amount of $250,000. She is also facing charges for transporting children in her vehicle without seatbelts.
If Breaux, 31, gets convicted of the charges against her, she could spend a substantial portion of her working years in prison. Regardless of the outcome of the criminal case against her, the parents of the victims have the right to file a wrongful death lawsuit against her, and the parents of the non-fatally injured child have the right to file a personal injury lawsuit.
Contact the Law Office of Patrick H. Yancey About Personal Injury Cases
A personal injury lawyer can help you if you were injured in a car accident where the at-fault driver made a dangerous move that caused another car to hit his or her vehicle. Contact the Law Office of Patrick H. Yancey in Houma, Louisiana, to set up a consultation about your case.
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