Engaged black couple die hours apart in separate crashes, leaving behind 4-year-old son. WE GOTTA BUCKLE UP PEOPLE!!!!

[CoTtOnMoUf]

Damn, she crashed. Emergency people called to alert him as to what happened... he crashed on his way to her crash scene.

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, La. (WAFB/Gray News) - Two Louisiana families are trying to find the strength to carry on after a couple were killed hours apart in separate car crashes.

Alexus Lee, 25, and John “JR” Collins, 35, were building their futures together. They had just bought a new house and were engaged with their wedding set for February 2026. But tragedy struck, and they were killed in separate crashes less than two hours apart.

Louisiana State Police say Alexus Lee lost control of her SUV last Friday shortly after 2 a.m. She crashed into a culvert on Plank Road in Zachary, and the SUV overturned. She died at the scene.

Investigators called JR Collins to tell him what happened, and he headed to the crash scene. On his way there, troopers say he lost control of his car just before 3:45 a.m. and hit a tree on Plank Road just outside the town of Clinton. He was ejected and died at the scene.

Troopers say neither Alexus Lee nor JR Collins was wearing a seat belt.

 

[34real]

Terrible and my heart goes out to their son that they share.

Maaan so many people I know don't wear seatbelts they'll buckle it up and sit over it or pull it out and clamp it so it'll stop making that noise in the car;but ask someone who's been in a few accidents and bumped all the fuck around inside of the car but in the trunk I'mma buckle up before I even start the car.

There's a pop that just don't need to ever be behind the wheel of anything with a motor and I done come across these people who don't give a fuck about themselves or you on the road,these people destroy crash everything they drive....type of fuckers I don't like

 

[M.H.C.]

My damn. R.I.P.

Both losing control of their cars is crazy.

 

[DragonXJC]

Sad af RIP

 

[yardy]

Damn RIP to both. Feel so sad for their son, loosing both parents that early in his life.

 

[BGLR1212000]

Crazy

 

[CoTtOnMoUf]

My damn. R.I.P.

Both losing control of their cars is crazy.

Very sad.

What's worse is, they both drove without wearing seat belts.

In 2025 with all these crazy and distracted drivers, seat belts are mandatory.

 

[Non-StopJFK2TAB]

The child being 4 years old is making me tearful.

What can I do to help his godparents?

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

Condolences to all of their families' loved ones.

 

[Goingmark40]

dam....sending prayers to both the families......and their son??.....just sad

 

[mcguyver]

RIP

 

[MasonPH650]

Very sad.

What's worse is, they both drove without wearing seat belts.

In 2025 with all these crazy and distracted drivers, seat belts are mandatory.

Last year around this time, a distracted 22 year old side-swiped us and sent me, my wife, and daughter into the opposite lane and flipped us two or three times. Fortunately, we were all wearing our seat belts and there was no other traffic on the road.

 

[Mask]

This is interesting
Fuck mayne

 

[CoTtOnMoUf]

Last year around this time, a distracted 22 year old side-swiped us and sent me, my wife, and daughter into the opposite lane and flipped us two or three times. Fortunately, we were all wearing our seat belts and there was no other traffic on the road.

Wow!

That could have been disastrous without the seat belts!

I'm glad you guys were buckled up.

 

[MasonPH650]

Wow!

That could have been disastrous without the seat belts!

I'm glad you guys were buckled up.

Appreciate it, Bro. We were less than ten minutes from home. We were the only two cars for at least a mile. They swerved into our lane, swerved back out, then overcorrected back into us.

 

[RoadRage]

Last year around this time, a distracted 22 year old side-swiped us and sent me, my wife, and daughter into the opposite lane and flipped us two or three times. Fortunately, we were all wearing our seat belts and there was no other traffic on the road.

Thank God you guys were Okay! Life can turn in the blink of an eye.

 

[tallblacknyc]

Damn rip to both but what kinda final destination shit was that

 

[furlough]

R.I.P.

 

[YoungSinister]

RIP