NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Lt. Wayne P. McInnis
Office: (504) 712-2234
Date: March 13, 2008
FATALITY
ARREST
Kenner- The Kenner
Police Department have arrested Matthew Sherburne, W/M,
06/17/82, of 1903 Portsmouth Street, Apt 15, Houston, Texas in
connection with a fatality accident that occurred in October 19,
2007 in the 300 Block of Interstate 10, in Kenner.
On Friday, October 19,
2007, at approximately 7:50 p.m. the driver of a vehicle
stopped his vehicle on the shoulder of the 300 block of
Interstate 10, on the onset of the Loyola Drive overpass. The
driver of the vehicle exited his vehicle to attend to the rear
drivers’ side tire, while an adult female and her four-week-old
daughter remained seated inside the vehicle. The victim was
standing at the rear drivers side corner of his vehicle when he
was struck simultaneously stuck along with his vehicle by a
vehicle driver by Matthew Sherburne. Mr. Sherburne’s vehicle
drifted approximately two and a half feet on to the south side
shoulder directly behind the victim’s vehicle. The impact
projected the victim forward and into the center lane of the
interstate, as his vehicle and its occupants were propelled
forward onto the south side guardrail. An autopsy performed on
the victim concluded that the initial motor vehicle impact and
the secondary impact with the roadway were fatal. The adult
female and her four-week-old daughter sustained injuries because
of the impact. Matthew Sherburne was interview during the crash
investigation and in a statement, Mr. Sherburne indicated that
his vehicle drifted on to the shoulder, where he observed the
victim and his vehicle stopped in front of him. Matthew
Sherburne stated that he could not avoid the collision.
On March 3, 2008, an arrest
warrant was obtained for the arrest of Matthew Sherburne.
On March 13, 2008, the Mr.
Sherburne surrendered himself to the Kenner Police Department.
Chief Steve Caraway urges
anyone with information concerning this incident, to call the
Kenner Police Department at (504) 712-2222 or CRIMESTOPPERS at
(504) 822-1111.
Officer Patrick Gallagher
is investigating the fatality accident.
Matthew Sherburne
-KPD-
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