Baton Rouge police: Man dead after truck crashes into Chase Bank
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Baton Rouge Police Department has identified the victim killed after a car crashed into a bank on Friday, Sept. 6.
Police said a 2003 Chevrolet truck was driving west on Greenwell Street when it drove through the Airline Highway intersection entering the Chase Bank parking lot.
The truck crashed into two parked vehicles before driving through the front wall of the bank, BRPD said. A fire ignited inside the vehicle after it crashed.
Police said the driver, John Snowden, 62, was unable to be removed from the vehicle due to the fire spreading quickly and died at the scene.
Several bank employees and customers were sent to the hospital, according to BRPD. The crash is under investigation.
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This is a developing story. If anyone has information that could help detectives, contact the Traffic Homicide Division at 225-389-7819 or Capital Region Crime Stoppers at 225-344-7867.
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