NEW ORLEANS — A man is dead after a four-vehicle accident on I-10W near Crowder Blvd. early Wednesday morning, according to the New Orleans Police Department.
Police said that the man died at the scene and that two other people were also injured in the crash.
NOPD responded to the crash around 2:45 a.m. Investigators said a driver of Dodge Charger was heading westbound on I-10 when, for unknown reasons, he hit an 18-wheeler that was traveling in the same direction.
That collision caused the Dodge Charger to spin out of control into a Volkswagen Jetta and a Chevrolet Malibu. The man that died was driving the Volkswagen Jetta.
NOPD Traffic Investigator Richard Chambers is in charge of the investigation and can be reached at 504-658-6208 with any information regarding this investigation.
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