St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s deputies were responded to a two-vehicle crash in Lacombe Monday (May 1, 2017) morning that claimed the life of Victoria Schneider (17) of Lacombe. Schneider and her sister Olivia Ellis (23) were passengers in a vehicle driven by Jermamie Young (26) of Bogalusa.
Young's vehicle failed to stop at an intersection and crashed into a truck driven by Steve Williams (55) of Lacombe. Williams' truck flipped over and came to rest on the roadway.
Williams and one of his passengers were transported to an area hospital with minor to moderate injuries. A second passenger in the truck was uninjured.
Young was uninjured in the crash. Ellis was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries. Schneider was transported to a local hospital where she pronounced dead upon arrival.
Impairment is not suspected, but blood samples were obtained and will be sent to the crime lab for analysis. Young claimed the brakes on his truck failed. No charges have been filed at this time. The investigation into the crash is on-going.
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