A 15-year-old boy was killed in a crash while riding his bicycle Thursday night in Denham Springs, and the driver who hit him was allegedly driving drunk.
Juan Alfredo Chavarria Lezama, 31, of Walker, was arrested on counts of vehicular homicide, driving while under the influence, reckless operation of a moving vehicle and possession of alcohol in a moving vehicle.
Law enforcement also said he had no driver's license and is on an ICE detainer, which is a request from Immigration and Customs Enforcement to local authorities to hold someone for additional time.
The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office was dispatched after 7 p.m. Thursday to Magnolia Boulevard near Whiteleaf Street for a crash involving a vehicle and a teenager on a bicycle.
Sheriff Jason Ard said the victim was airlifted to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
Ard said deputies saw the driver was impaired at the scene, then found his blood alcohol content was more than twice the legal limit.
The driver is in the Livingston Parish Detention Center, and the investigation is ongoing.