A Louisiana mayor running for re-election died in a car wreck on Election Day.
Melville Mayor Velma Hendrix was killed when a driver failed to yield to a stop sign and slammed into her car Tuesday morning,
Police said the late mayor, who was 84, had been sitting in the rear-left passenger seat of an Acura and not wearing a seat belt when a RAM pick-up truck slammed into her.After not yielding at a highway intersection, he allegedly barreled the front of the RAM into the passenger side of Hendrix’s car.The driver of her car and three other passengers were also taken to area hospitals with moderate to critical injuries.He was cited for failure to yield from a stop sign and no seat belt.
“In the case of no one else qualifying before Monday, November 14, 2022, the candidates from November 8, 2022 with the highest votes will be declared Mayor of Melville,” the clerk said. Sheila “Sam” Londerno led the race for Tuesday’s election with 52% of the vote over fellow Democrat Caretta Robertson,
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