Five year old from Vermilion Parish dies as a result of head-on collision in Lake Charles

LAKE CHARLES -A Vermilion Parish child died from injuries because of a head-on collision that happened earlier this month in Lake Charles, police confirm.
Around 6:30 a.m. on Sept. 5, Dominique Hilliard was driving a 2016 Dodge Challenger near Southpark Drive when he crossed the center line and crashed into another vehicle, Lake Charles police said.
Hilliard was taken to the hospital, where he later died. Police said the other driver is stable and expected to survive, while a child, 5-year-old Clay Allen Hebert was airlifted to Baton Rouge with serious injuries.
After a week in critical condition, police learned on Sept. 12 that Hebert died at the hospital.
A GoFundMe posted by family members identified the child as 5-year-old Clay Hebert.
The family is asking for donations to cover funeral costs and medical bills.
According to Hebert’s obit, he loved Spiderman. He sometimes referred to himself as Peter Parker, other wise known as Spiderman.
Clay is survived by his mother, Evan Lee LeMaire (Cory Pellerin); father, Cameron Michael Hebert and his wife Mallory; siblings, Emerson Baker, River Hebert, and Kate Hebert; paternal grandparents, Robert Hebert and Aimee Guidry Hebert (Mi-Mi); maternal great grandparents, Flordury and Ray McDowell, and Gloria Vidrine; paternal great grandparents, Randy Hebert, Carolyn Hebert, and Yvette Ellender.
He is preceded in death by his grandmother, Dudlie Ann Thibodeaux LeMaire, and grandfather, Jeffery Lemaire (Tina LeMaire).
A memorial service officiated by Pastor Don Norman will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday September 20, 2025, at Vincent Funeral Home in Abbeville.
A visitation will take place from 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, until the time of service. All funeral arrangements are being conducted by Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville (337) 893-4661.