Ray Murray was still alive when he left the crash scene in Lake Charles early Saturday morning. He never made it home.
The wreck happened just after 3 a.m. at Gerstner Memorial and Third Street. Two vehicles were involved. Murray, a Lake Charles man, was one of the drivers.
He was first taken to Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. Doctors there sent him on to a hospital in Lafayette, where he could get more treatment.
That move did not change the outcome. Murray was pronounced dead at Lafayette General Hospital.
Think about how that night went for him. A crash at an intersection, a hospital in his own city, then another one in a different town. People worked to save him at every stop. It was not enough.
For the people who know Murray, the news came with no warning. One minute he was a neighbor, a friend, a family member. Then he was gone.
The Lake Charles Police Department’s Traffic Division is looking into the crash. No cause has been made public. What happened in the seconds before the two vehicles hit is still unclear.
Our thoughts are with Ray Murray’s family and friends in Lake Charles.
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