UPDATED: Driver cited in crash that closed La. 182, dropped concrete on house below

Top Photo: Sterling Aucoin III looks at his father's home near Third and California in Berwick, where a truck and trailer collision with the guard rail on the La. 182 bridge about 1:30 p.m. Sunday sent chunks of concrete down on the house. No one was injured, but the carport was wrecked, and the 7-month-old roof has a hole in it. An insurance adjuster was due Monday to check the home for other structural damage. Pieces of guard rail still litter the roof and yard, including one piece of concrete about 5 feet long. Bottom Photo: The incident forced officials to close the La. 182 bridge in both directions Sunday night until the Department of Transportation and Development can erect a temporary guard rail. At midday Monday, traffic was backed up on the approaches to the U.S. 90 bridge, which is still restricted to one lane in either direction for rehab work. But vehicles were making slow progress. The Berwick Police Department reported Monday afternoon that Byron Blakeman of Morgan City was cited for careless operation of a motor vehicle with crash.

The Daily Review/Bill Decker