NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a fatal accident in New Orleans East that left one woman dead.
Police responded to a call of a vehicle accident on the side of I-10 West between Bullard and Read Boulevard exits around 6 a.m.
Investigators say the woman was driving a Nissan Sentra in the westbound lanes of I-10 when she hit the cable guardrail. After hitting the guardrail, the car went into the grass and flipped over.
The woman was ejected from the car. EMS pronounced the driver dead at the scene.
The Orleans Parish Coroner will officially identify the victim in this incident upon completion of autopsy and notification of family.
Anyone with additional information that can help this investigation is asked to contact NOPD Traffic Fatality Unit investigators at 504-658-6205.
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