KAPLAN, LA. (THECOUNT) — Melinda Harrington, of Abbeville, Louisiana, has been identified as the victim in a fatal overnight two-vehicle crash in Vermilion Parish.
Harrington, 62, was killed in a late Tuesday night two-vehicle crash in Kaplan.
According to reports, Meaux was operating a vehicle on Veterans Memorial Dr near Huckleberry Road, when a vehicle driven by Michael Savoy, of Kaplan, crossed centerlines and into opposing lanes. The vehicle then made head-on contact with Harrington’s vehicle.
Savoy, who was not wearing a seatbelt, suffered serious injuries in the crash.
Harrington, who was restrained, was pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries.
Friends and family members took to Facebook to remember the beloved woman:
This cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: Kaplan is a city in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 4,600 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Abbeville Micropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.
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