Thursday, May 22, 2025 - An engaged couple have d!ed on the same day in two separate accidents, just hours apart leaving behind their 4-year-old son.
25-year-old Alexus Lee and 35-year-old John “JR” Collins had
just bought a new house and were set to tie the knot in February 2026 before
they died overnight on Friday, May 16, in Louisiana.
In a news release shared by the Louisiana State
Police, officials confirmed that they attended to “two separate fatal crashes
on LA 67 in two different parishes.”
They added that Lee’s crash took place in East Baton Rouge
Parish, with police responding to the single-vehicle crash at Lemon Road just
after 2:00 a.m.
“The preliminary investigation revealed that Lee was driving
a 2013 Toyota Highlander north on LA 67,” the release read. “For reasons still
under investigation, the Toyota exited the roadway to the left, struck a
culvert, and overturned.”
They added, “Lee was unrestrained, sustained fatal injuries,
and was pronounced deceased on the scene. Impairment is unknown; however, a
routine toxicology sample was collected for analysis.”
After receiving news of the crash, Collins was driving to
the crash scene of his fiancée when he lost control of his vehicle.
The couple were parents to a 4-year-old son called Gabriel.
According to the police release, Collins was involved in a
single-vehicle crash at Idlewild Road in East Feliciana Parish, with
authorities responding to the scene shortly before 3:45 a.m. “The
preliminary investigation revealed that Collins was traveling south on LA 67 at
a high rate of speed in a 2016 Chevrolet Camaro,” police said. "As a
result, the vehicle failed to negotiate a right-hand curve, exited the roadway
to the left, and struck a tree.”
“Collins was unrestrained and was ejected from the vehicle,”
they added. “He sustained fatal
injuries and was pronounced deceased on the scene.
Impairment is not suspected; however, a toxicology sample was obtained and will
be submitted for analysis. Both crashes remain under investigation.”
Loved ones of the couple have shared how they'll miss
Collins and Lee.
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