Woman pleads guilty to DWI and vehicular homicide in Assumption Parish crash
A woman faces decades in prison after pleading guilty to criminal charges in the fatal crash of an Assumption Parish resident.
Latasha Hicks, 46, of St. James, pleaded guilty Wednesday to DWI third offense and vehicular homicide. The guilty pleas resulted from an agreement Hicks negotiated with prosecutors, officials said.
The court postponed her sentencing hearing pending an investigation, prosecutors said. She faces up to 30 years in prison.
Hicks was involved in a crash March 15, 2020, that killed 28-year-old Brian Gros of Pierre Part.
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Prosecutors said the crash occurred while Hicks was out on bail with an active warrant for her arrest in connection with a 2012 DWI arrest in Ascension Parish.
A 2007 Ford Edge driven by Hicks was traveling west about 5 p.m. on La. 70, police said. Gros was driving east on La. 70 in a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado.
Hicks then crossed the centerline and struck the Silverado head-on, police said.
Though Gros was wearing a seat belt, he suffered severe injuries and later died at a local hospital, police said. Hicks was also wearing a seat belt and was hospitalized with moderate injuries.
Hicks had a blood alcohol content of .190%, more than twice the legal limit, prosecutors said. Upon being released from the hospital, Hicks was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish jail, where she later posted bail.
Assistant District Attorneys Kenneth Dupaty and Lana Chaney handled the prosecution and District Judge Alvin Turner Jr. is presiding over the case.
— Staff Writer Dan Copp can be reached at 448-7639 or at dan.copp@houmatoday.com. Follow him on Twitter @DanVCopp.
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