Velma Hendrix, the 84-year-old mayor of Melville, Louisiana, who was running for reelection, was killed in a car crash on Election Day just hours before the polls closed, local authorities announced.
Velma Hendrix, the 84-year-old mayor of Melville, Louisiana, who was running for reelection, was killed in a car crash on Election Day just hours before the polls closed, local authorities announced. Hendrix was the passenger in a car struck by a pickup truck on a highway.
Hendrix, who was not wearing a seatbelt at the time, was the only individual to die in the accident. Hendrix was transported to a local hospital in critical condition but “ultimately succumbed to her injuries,” Louisiana State PoliceThe driver of the pickup truck also survived the crash. Law enforcement conducted sobriety tests on the driver, which showed he had “no alcohol in his system and had no signs of impairment.” Police cited the driver for failure to yield from a stop sign and driving without a seatbelt.The preliminary investigation revealed a 2015 Ram 2500 pickup, driven by Michael Cook of Columbia, LA., was traveling south of LA 741. At the same time, a 2008 Acura RDX was traveling west on US 190. As the Acura approached the intersection, Cook failed to yield as he attempted to cross over both westbound lanes of US 190. The front of the Ram struck the passenger side of the Acura in the westbound lane of travel. Melville’s clerk announced that a qualifying period will be reopened through Monday due to Hendrix’s “untimely passing.”If nobody other than the current candidates qualify before that time, the candidate who got the highest number of votes on Election Day will be named the town’s next mayor. If someone else puts their hat in the ring, however, a new election will be held on Dec. 10. If no other candidates qualify, Tuesday’s election results indicate that Sheila “Sam” Londerno will be the town’s next mayor. According to state results, she got 52% of the votes, compared with Caretta Robertson, who got 48%. Like Hendrix, both candidates are Democrats. Election results on the state website do not indicate how many votes were cast in Hendrix’s favor and it is unclear if she would have won.Jordan Dixon-Hamilton is a reporter for Breitbart News. Write to him at
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