THIBODAUX, La. — A Thibodaux man on his 4th DWI conviction was sentenced to 85 years in the November 2021 crash that killed three Nicholls State University students according to Lafourche Parish District Attorney's Office.
Last August, a jury found Joey Clement, 39, guilty of two counts of vehicular homicide and one count of negligent homicide.
Initial police agency reports showed that Clement was traveling between 88 and 93 mph in a 55 mph zone at the time of the crash.
The three students killed, Lily Dufrene, 19, Hali Coss, 18, and Michaila Bowling, 18 were described as close friends by peers. Dufrene, who was driving the car, had no alcohol or drugs in her system, according to LPSO. She had also apparently been driving under the speed limit.
Clement had three previous DWI offenses in Calcasieu Parish, Ascension Parish, and Lafourche Parish in 2017, where he had been sentenced to 2 years.
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