Man killed in Chef Menteur Highway crash

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Officers with the New Orleans Police Department are investigating a crash that left a man dead on Chef Menteur Highway on Sunday, Feb. 25.

The NOPD reported that officers responded to a call of a crash in the 19700 block of Chef Menteur Highway around 6:42 a.m.

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At the scene, officers said they found an unresponsive man in a car between a tree and a fence. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Following an investigation, NOPD investigators determined the car was driving east when it drove off the road and hit a fire hydrant and a tree.

The investigation is ongoing, and the Orleans Parish coroner will identify the victim.

The NOPD did not release any additional information.

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