Ville Platte contractor, wife die in automobile accident Saturday night

Ville Platte contractor, and bank board member Fred Phillips, 87, and his wife Bonnie, 84, died in an automobile accident on Saturday night.
According to a press release by Louisiana State Police Troop I, state troopers began investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash on LA Hwy 167 north of LA Hwy 103 in St. Landry Parish shortly before 8 p.m. on November 28.
The trooper’s initial investigation revealed that the crash occurred as Phillips was driving a 2010 Ford Fusion northbound on LA Hwy 167 and began to pass another vehicle. At that same time, 26-year-old Elliot Leblanc of Breaux Bridge was driving a 2014 Ford F150 southbound on Hwy 167.
Leblanc was unable to avoid the crash and the vehicles collided head-on.
According to the report, Fred Phillips not restrained at the time of the crash and suffered fatal injuries as a result. His wife Bonnie was wearing a seat belt but also suffered fatal injuries. The St. Landry Parish Coroner’s Office arrived on the scene and pronounced both dead.
Leblanc meanwhile only suffered moderate injuries and he was transported to a local hospital.
Funeral services for both Fred and Bonnie Phillips will be held at Noon on Tuesday, Dec. 1 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ville Platte. Burial will follow the service in the Gate of Heaven Mausoleum.
Visitation will be held on Monday, Nov. 30 from 2 to 9 p.m., with a rosary being recited at 7 p.m., and will resume again on Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 8 a.m.