Houma Woman Charged Vehicular Homicide After Drunk Crash Kills Two Children

Cherri Breaux, a 31-year-old woman from Houma, Louisiana, was arrested on multiple charges including vehicular homicide after a fatal crash on June 5 that killed two children, aged 6 and 12, and injured another juvenile. Investigators found that Breaux's blood alcohol concentration was over the legal limit at the time of the crash, and none of the four individuals in her car were wearing seatbelts or child restraints. The crash occurred on LA Highway 311 near Fellowship Lane when Breaux's vehicle attempted to turn left into a driveway and was struck by a northbound semi-truck. Breaux was taken into custody and her bond was set at $250,000. Similarly, in Thornton, Colorado, 18-year-old David Yovany Mendez-Reyes was arrested for a deadly crash in March where he ran a red light and caused the death of a 35-year-old man, with his bond set at $75,000. Both cases highlight the severe consequences of impaired or reckless driving resulting in fatal vehicular incidents.