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4 Year Old Girl Killed and Mother Critically Injured in Wreck on Rainbow Bridge

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The Department of Public Safety says Ivey Davis, 4, died in a crash Friday on the Rainbow Bridge.

She was a passenger in a car driven by her mother, Angela Deleon, 39, of Orange. Deleon was critically injured in the collision.

Justice of the Peace Ben Collins Sr. confirms to KFDM/Fox 4 News that a 4-year-old girl has died at a hospital and a woman is critically injured after a multi-vehicle collision at the top of the Rainbow Bridge.

The preliminary investigation indicates that at approximately 12:10 p.m., a 2005 Ford pickup was disabled in the left lane. A 2018 Chevrolet pickup pulled behind the disabled vehicle and turned on its emergency flashers and put cones out, in an attempt to assist with traffic. It is reported that a 2015 Dodge passenger car failed to control its speed and struck the rear of the Chevrolet, which pushed it into the Ford. After impact, the Dodge skid into the right lane and struck the guard rail.

The driver of the Ford, identified as 40-year-old Christopher Parsley of Port Arthur, was transported to St. Elizabeth Hospital for treatment. The driver of the Chevrolet, identified as 29-year-old Nicholas Ryman of Beaumont, was transported to St. Elizabeth Hospital for treatment.

The driver of the Dodge was transported to St. Elizabeth Hospital for treatment. There was one child passenger who was transported to St. Elizabeth Hospital where she was pronounced deceased.

The investigation remains ongoing and there is no additional information available at this time.

https://www.kjas.com/news/local_news/article_ef19e660-ad19-11ec-9107-8f22e0730f1a.html