Former officer killed in accident

From staff reports

Kenneth Acord of Abbevile was one of two victims that was killed in a two vehicle accident Thursday night south of New Iberia.

Acord, 59, and Romula Jimenez Garcia, 43, of New Iberia were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. It happened at around 9 p.m. at the intersection of La. 14 and L. Theriot Road.

The car Garcia was riding in was heading north on L. Theriot Road when it ran a stop sign, crossed the eastbound lane of La. 14 and was hit by an SUV that was traveling west on La. 14.

Acord’s wife, Marlene, was driving the SUV. Acord was a passenger in the SUV and was not wearing a seatbelt. according to the police report.

Acord’s wife was taken to a local hospital.

Abbeville Police Chief Rick Coleman said, “He will be missed.”

Acord retired from the police department in 1999 after working for the department for 28 years.

Funeral services will be held Monday at a 10:00 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial in St. Theresa Catholic Church.

He will be laid to rest in St. Paul Cemetery.

Vincent Funeral Home in Abbeville is handling the funeral arrangements.