New Orleans police are investigating a car crash Sunday morning in the Lower Ninth Ward that killed one person and injured another. Police say a Honda Accord carrying two men was driving near the intersection of North Claiborne Avenue and Tricourt Street at around 5:04 a.m. The vehicle drove into the carriageway and hit the rear of an 18-wheel trailer parked on the shoulder of the road. The driver of the vehicle involved in the accident was injured and sent to a local hospital for treatment. The passenger was pronounced dead at the scene. No other information is currently available. Investigation is ongoing. Anyone with more information who can help with the investigation is asked to contact NOPD Traffic Fatalities Investigator Richard Chambers at 504-658-6207.
New Orleans police are investigating a car crash Sunday morning in the Lower Ninth Ward that killed one person and injured another.
According to police, a Honda Accord carrying two men was traveling near the intersection of North Claiborne Avenue and Tricou Street at around 5:04 a.m.
The investigation determined that the Honda was traveling eastbound on North Claiborne Boulevard when, for unknown reasons, the vehicle pulled out of the carriageway and struck the rear of an 18-wheel trailer parked on the shoulder of the road.
The driver of the vehicle was taken to a local hospital for treatment due to injuries. The passenger was pronounced dead at the scene.
No other information is currently available. Investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with more information who can help with the investigation is asked to contact NOPD Traffic Fatalities Investigator Richard Chambers at 504-658-6207.
