GRETNA, La. -- A soldier who helped set up military bases in Iraq and her mother died when an allegedly drunk driver ran through a stop sign and slammed into their car.
Anthony E. Reddick, 22, of Gretna, was booked with driving drunk and with vehicular homicides of Rikki Ross, 22, a Louisiana Air National Guard senior airman, and Janice Ross, 50.
Reddick's goddaughter, 3-year-old Dynisha K. Jones of Harvey, was in critical condition at Charity Hospital, spokesman Jerry Romig said. Police said she may have been on Reddick's lap; Reddick told reporters outside Gretna police headquarters Thursday that she was in a child-restraint seat but was not buckled in.
Jordan Grigsby, 2, and Bishop Grigsby, 1, of Harvey were sitting in a parked sport utility vehicle that was hit by Reddick's car; they received minor injuries, police said. The children's parent was having a conversation outside the vehicle at the time of Wednesday's crash.
(more)
http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20031003/APN/310030733