IBERIA PARISH, LA. (THECOUNT) — Kelly John Duplantis Jr., of Delcambre, Louisiana, and John B. Young Jr., of New Iberia, Louisiana, have been identified as the victims in a Thursday evening double-fatal vehicle crash in Iberia Parish.
Duplantis, 45, and 54-year-old Young, were both killed in a two-vehicle crash in New Iberia Thursday evening.
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According to reports, Young was operating a vehicle on Hwy 14 near Leleux Road in New Iberia, when he failed to yield at a posted stop sign around 4:45 p.m. Thursday. The vehicle then came into contact with a vehicle operated by Duplantis.
Duplantis and Young were both pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries at the scene.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: Iberia Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 73,240. The parish seat is New Iberia. The parish was formed in 1868 during the Reconstruction era and named for the Iberian Peninsula – Wikipedia.