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Unborn baby killed in 18-wheeler crash near Port Barre

PORT BARRE, La. (KLFY) — A woman is in critical condition and her unborn baby was killed in a crash with a semi-truck in St. Landry Parish Tuesday morning, authorities said.

Louisiana State Police began investigating a two-vehicle crash just before 8 a.m. Tuesday on US 190 at its intersection with La. 743, between Opelousas and Port Barre. The crash claimed the life of an unborn child.     

Investigators said a 2022 Freightliner 18-wheeler, driven by Albert Jenkins, 51, of Lafayette, was traveling south on La. 743. At the same time, a 2024 KIA Seltos was traveling west in the right lane of US 190. For reasons still under investigation, the Freightliner failed to yield at a stop sign and turned left onto US 190, crossing into the path of the approaching KIA. As a result, the KIA collided with the rear of the Freightliner’s trailer. 

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The unidentified driver of the KIA, who was pregnant at the time of the crash, sustained critical injuries. After being taken to a local hospital, it was learned that the unborn child died as a result of injuries sustained in the crash. Jenkins was uninjured.  

A toxicology sample was obtained from Jenkins and submitted for analysis. This crash remains under investigation.  

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