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Lacombe woman dead, several others injured after crash at Hammond traffic circle

2 hours 11 minutes 59 seconds ago Thursday, February 05 2026 Feb 5, 2026 February 05, 2026 9:18 AM February 05, 2026 in News
Source: WBRZ

HAMMOND — A Lacombe woman died in a fatal crash in a Hammond traffic circle, Tangipahoa Parish deputies said. 

Maricia Casnave, 30, died in the Jan. 29 crash around 7 p.m. in the traffic circle on North Hoover and Sisters roads. 

According to deputies, Casnave was in a car traveling south on North Hoover when the car drove into the roundabout at Sisters Road at a high rate of speed. The car lost control and drove into a tree. 

Casnave, the front passenger of the car, was not wearing a seatbelt and died at the scene. Four other people in the vehicle, including a juvenile, were all unrestrained and were hospitalized with various levels of injuries. Two are still in the hospital, officials said. 

TPSO is investigating the crash, with possible criminal charges pending. 

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