Police: Girl, 16, dies after Stephensville crash involving drunk driver

A 16-year-old girl died following a Friday night crash on La. 70 involving a drunk driver, who has been charged with vehicular homicide, a Louisiana State Police Troop I news release said. Two other teenage girls were injured in the crash.

Shortly after 9:30 p.m. Friday, troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop I responded a two-vehicle crash that resulted in a fatality on La. 70 near Oak Harbor Drive in Stephensville. The crash later took the life of Destiny Boyd, 16, of Napoleonville, the release said.

The initial investigation revealed that a 2014 GMC Sierra, driven Brandon Clausen, 24, of Clark, South Dakota, was southbound on La. 70 when it traveled into the north lane and struck a 2009 Honda Accord occupied by three teenage girls, the release stated.

The driver, Darian Gros, 17, suffered moderate injuries. Boyd was the front passenger. She suffered serious injuries, which she succumbed to earlier today at a Baton Rouge area hospital, police said. The third occupant, another 16-year-old girl, was the rear passenger and suffered serious injuries. All three teens were wearing their seat belts, the release said.

Clausen, who was not restrained but suffered only minor injuries, submitted to a breath sample which revealed a blood alcohol concentration of 0.179 grams-percent, police said. Following Boyd’s death Saturday morning, Clausen’s initial charges were upgraded to vehicular homicide, first-degree vehicular negligent injuring, vehicular negligent injuring, driving while impaired, driving left of center and no seat belt. Clausen was booked into St. Martin Parish Jail after being treated at a local hospital. This crash remains under investigation.