Driver Blows Red Light, Crashes into Car, then Crashes into “Iconic” Joy Theatre in New Orleans
News of an erratic and frightening driver who hit one car and launched his vehicle into New Orleans’ iconic Joy Theatre spread across local news sources earlier this month and serves to show New Orleans residents just how spontaneous and unexpected a serious car accident can be. According to local New Orleans news, 4WWL TV Louisiana, earlier this month on Thursday, May 2, at around 6:30 p.m. a driver in New Orleans drove his vehicle through a red stoplight, then hit another car that was on the road, and then crashed into the historic Joy Theatre on New Orleans’ Canal Street. The Joy Theatre is a historic landmark in New Orleans that hosts shows and private events still to this day. Apparently, and fortunately, both the driver of the car that ran the stoplight and the driver of the car that was hit appeared to not be critically injured as New Orleans Police Department authorities reported that, “Both drivers reportedly complained of injury, but both refused medical treatment.” The New Orleans Police Department also released a statement about the accident, reporting that “Officers learned that the Equinox was traveling in the northbound right lane on Canal Street when the driver is believed to have disregarded a red traffic light at the intersection with Basin Street…The Equinox then struck a second vehicle before leaving the roadway and striking the building.”
Additional information about exactly what led up to the accident has not yet been released and investigators are still looking into the accident. However, the driver that failed to stop at the red light and plowed into the other car and the Joy Theatre was cited by law enforcement for careless operation of a vehicle, driving without insurance and registration, and for ignoring the traffic signal.
Legal Help for Car Accident Victims in Louisiana
As reports indicate, both drivers involved in the hectic, runaway-train-type car accident caused by the driver that blew the red stoplight were, fortunately, not critically injured. However, the situation could easily have been much worse. It is important for Louisiana car accident victims to understand that they may have rights and options to compensation under Louisiana personal injury laws when they are injured by negligent and out-of-control drivers. It is also important for Louisiana car accident victims to know that it is always advisable to seek medical treatment after a serious car accident occurs. Sometimes injuries may not be immediately obvious, and medical treatment is important to ensure a car accident victim’s health and well-being, even if an injury is not apparent at first.
If you were injured in a car accident in Louisiana due to the negligence of another driver, contact the experienced Louisiana personal injury lawyers at the law firm Lunsford Baskin & Priebe, PLLC. The experienced Louisiana personal injury lawyers at Lunsford Baskin & Priebe, PLLC are here to help Louisiana car accident victims get justice due for their injuries and losses. Contact the experienced Louisiana personal injury lawyers at Lunsford Baskin & Priebe, PLLC today and speak to a lawyer about your case.
Source:
wwltv.com/article/news/local/new-orleans-car-crash-nopd-joy-theater-canal-street/289-461cac84-c624-4a95-98f0-ab51d14d1c8a
