SACCO v. ALLRED

No. 2002 CA 0141.

845 So.2d 528 (2003)

Mario F. SACCO, Individually, and on Behalf of Michael C. Sacco, Deceased v. Don R. ALLRED, Midland Risk Insurance Company, Terry A. Boudreaux, Paul A. Picou, the Town of Golden Meadow, Louisiana, the Town of Golden Meadow, Louisiana Police Department, and Chief of Police, Ray Adams, Golden Meadow Police, Ex Officio.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

February 19, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald J. Nielsen, Metairie, for Defendants/Appellants, Town of Golden Meadow and Paul A. Picou.

Scott R. Bickford, New Orleans, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Mario F. Sacco.

Before: CARTER, C.J., WHIPPLE, and CIACCIO, JJ.


CARTER, C.J.

Near midnight on March 8, 1996, Don R. Allred, who was driving Terry A. Boudreaux's car, lost control of the vehicle in a curve on Louisiana Highway 1 in Lafourche Parish. The car flipped over and landed in a canal. Boudreaux and Michael C. Sacco were passengers in the car. Sacco drowned as a result of the accident.

Earlier that evening, at approximately 10:45, Officer Paul Picou of the Golden Meadow Police Department (GMPD) stopped the same vehicle...

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