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Addis PD: Reckless driver slams into car along La. 1, wreck sends four to hospital

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ADDIS - A man driving more than 70 miles per hour on the La. 1 service road slammed into another car Monday evening, sending the driver and three others to a hospital, officials said. 

According to Addis Police Chief Jason Langlois, the crash happened on South Vaughn Drive near Benedetto's Market around 6:15 p.m. 

Chief Langlois said an Addis Police officer spotted Blaine Owens, 35, driving a truck going over 70 mph in a 45 mph zone and blowing through stop signs. The officer turned on its lights and sirens right before the truck collided with an SUV pulling out of the Benedettos' parking lot. 

Police say Owens and two passengers from the truck were taken to hospitals by ambulances. The driver of the SUV was taken to a hospital by a personal car. Chief Langlois said as of Monday evening, all the injuries seemed moderate. 

Owens will likely be charged with reckless driving, negligent injuring, and traffic infractions once he is released from the hospital, the chief said. 

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