Louisiana State Police Trooper Kaleb Reeves, 25, rear-ended a family's car on Thursday, killing two sisters, aged 11 and 18, and injuring their father
The trooper son of Louisiana State Police superintendent rear-ended a family's car, killing an 11-year-old girl and her 18-year-old sister and injuring their father and a third passenger.
Trooper Kaleb Reeves, 25, was driving a marked state police SUV to another crash Thursday evening when he hit a Kia Forte, killing An-Janne Lindsey, 11, and Kajenne Lindsey, 18, both of Monroe, according to a state police news release on Friday.
Reeves is the son of Col. Kevin Reeves, the superintendent of state police. The Legislature approved an exception to a state nepotism law to let him remain on the force after his father was promoted to interim superintendent in 2017.
The 2020 Kia driven by Kenneth Lindsey, 42, of Monroe, spun out and smashed into a large metal signal pole after Reeves' marked 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe hit it shortly before 7pm on US Highway 165 in Richwood, the statement said.
Lindsey and his female front-seat passenger were taken to a hospital to be treated for moderate injuries.
Reeves was responding to another crash when he slammed into a dark-colored Kia Forte on US Highway 165 near Monroe, causing it to spin and hit a pole
His two daughters riding in the backseat also were taken to a hospital, where they were pronounced dead. Police are investigating whether Kajenne and An-Janne were wearing their seat belts.
Trooper Reeves was buckled in at the time of the crash and was not injured.
'The crash is being investigated by a crash reconstructionist/supervisor with LSP and remains ongoing at this time,' Friday's statement said.
Impairment is not suspected to be a factor in the crash, according to the state police. Reeves submitted to a breath alcohol test showing no impairment.
Trooper Reeves is the son of Col. Kevin Reeves , the superintendent of the Louisiana State Police
A toxicology sample was obtained from Lindsey and submitted for analysis.
According to a Facebook post mourning the death of the two Lindsey sisters, Kajenne was a senior at Carroll High School and An-Janne was a sixth-grader at Sallie Humble Elementary School.
