NEW ORLEANS, LA : One man was killed in crash near Bayou Sauvage on Sunday, 25th February 2024

One man was killed Sunday (Feb. 25) in an early morning traffic crash near Bayou Sauvage, police said.

The NOPD said the crash involved a single vehicle in the 19700 block of Chef Menteur Highway, at the canal before Bayou Sauvage. The incident was reported at 6:42 a.m., police said.

According to police, the unresponsive adult male -- whose age and identity have not been disclosed -- was found inside a vehicle lodged between a tree and a fence.

The NOPD said his vehicle had been traveling eastbound, when for reasons still under investigation, the driver veered off the road, striking a fire hydrant and the tree.

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