BUSH, Louisiana — Louisiana State Police have charged 39-year-old Candace L. Leblanc of Covington with vehicular homicide and other violations in a Sept. 16 crash that killed 8-year-old Jewel Leger.

Troopers said standard toxicology testing revealed "impairing drugs" in Leblanc’s system at the time of the crash, a release said. An arrest warrant was obtained through the 22nd Judicial District Court, charging Leblanc with:

Vehicular Homicide

No Child Restraints

Possession of Alcoholic Beverages in Motor Vehicles

Driving Without a License

Careless Operation

Leblanc was booked into the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Facility on Saturday Oct. 4.

The crash occurred on LA Highway 40 near Hurd Road when Leblanc’s 2009 Toyota Camry went off the road and struck a tree.

State police said L

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