Man Pleads Guilty to Natchez Trace Drunk Driving Accident that Left Four Injured
District Attorney Bubba Bramlett announced today that Ne’Tron Lambert, 25, of New Iberia, Louisiana pled guilty to two counts of Aggravated Driving Under the Influence Causing Injuries and was sentenced to serve fifteen years in the Mississippi Department of Corrections by Judge Steve Ratcliff in Madison County Circuit Court.
On March 12, 2022, law enforcement officers with the National Park Service were called to the scene of a two car accident on the Natchez Trace Parkway. Investigators were able to determine that the car driven by Lambert had been traveling in the wrong lane and hit another vehicle head on. Lambert, his three passengers, and the driver of the other vehicle all suffered significant injuries as a result of the wreck. Everyone was taken to UMC with one individual being airlifted from the scene. Officers were able to obtain toxicology results from a blood draw showing Lambert was under the influence of both alcohol and marijuana at the time of the accident. Investigators spoke with Lambert’s passengers, and they confirmed that they had been drinking and smoking marijuana for several hours before they left a party at approximately 4:45 a.m. Accident reconstruction reports indicated Lambert was traveling 89 MPH when he hit the other car head on.
With the approval of all four victims, Lambert was allowed to plead guilty to two counts of aggravated DUI. He was sentenced to fifteen years on each count with that time to run concurrently.
District Attorney Bubba Bramlett stated, “This is the prime example of just how dangerous it is to drink and smoke marijuana and then get behind the wheel of a car. Ne’Tron Lambert changed the course of five lives that morning when he elected to drive under the influence and ended up driving on the wrong side of the Natchez Trace. It was truly a miracle no one died in such a serious accident. I hope this case is a lesson to all individuals that if you choose to drink and drive on the roadways of Madison and Rankin County, you need to be prepared. You will go to prison for a long time if people are hurt or killed as a result of your decisions.”
Defendant:
Name: Ne’Tron Lambert
Date of Birth: 10/08/1997
