Early morning crash claims the life of 2 Port Arthur residents

LAKE CHARLES, La. — Shortly before 7 a.m. Thursday, Louisiana State Police Troop D responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Louisian...

September 8, 2023
7:34 AM

LAKE CHARLES, La. — Shortly before 7 a.m. Thursday, Louisiana State Police Troop D responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Louisiana Highway 384 (Big Lake Road) and West Tank Farm Road in Calcasieu Parish. Police said the crash claimed the life of 19-year-old Jose Samaniego and 28-year-old Cesar Samaniego, each of Port Arthur. The initial investigation revealed a 2015 Kenworth 18-wheeler driven by 47-year-old Albert Joseph Espree of Beaumont was traveling east on West Tank Farm Road and approaching the intersection of Louisiana 384.

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