[StBernard] One man killed, four people hurt after vehicle crashes into home in St. Bernard Parish

[Westley Annis]

One man killed, four people hurt after vehicle crashes into home in St.
Bernard Parish
Print Bob Warren, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune By Bob Warren, NOLA.com |
The Times-Picayune 

A Violet man was killed Saturday night when the Chevrolet Camaro he was
riding in ran off the road, overturned and crashed into a home, authorities
said. The Camaro was traveling at a high rate of speed when the crash
occurred on Louisiana 39 in St. Bernard Parish, State Police said.

State Police said driver impairment is suspected.

Victor Major, 46, who had been in the front seat and was not wearing a
seatbelt, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash near milepost 36.3,
State Police said.

The driver of the vehicle, Samuel Hampton Jr., 38, also of Violet, was
transported to Interim LSU Hospital with moderate injuries. He was wearing a
seatbelt.

Three children in the vehicle, ages 4, 10 and 11, were in the back seat. The
children, who were wearing seatbelts, were also transported the hospital
with moderate injuries, State Police said.

State Police said Hampton was driving at a high rate of speed when the
vehicle ran off the road and into a ditch, where it overturned before
striking the house. Neither State Police nor the St. Bernard Parish
Sheriff's Office reported injuries to anyone inside the residence. 

Blood was taken from Hampton and will be submitted to the Louisiana State
Police Crime Lab, State Police said. Criminal charges are pending at this
time for Hampton, State Police said.