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Gretna man dies after crash on motorcycle, state police say

State police said the incident happened around 11:30 a.m. and claimed the life of Frank Mayfield, 36.

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FILE - This Sept. 25, 2020, file photo, shows a Louisiana State Police vehicle in Louisiana. New court filings show Louisiana State Police troopers joked in a group text about beating a Black man after a high-speed chase last year, saying the beating would give the man “nightmares for a long time.” The May 2020 arrest of Antonio Harris bears strong resemblance to the State Police pursuit a year earlier that ended in the still-unexplained death of Ronald Greene. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

TERRYTOWN, La. — A man from Gretna is dead after a crash in Terrytown on Sunday morning, according to Louisiana State Police Troop B.

State police said the incident happened around 11:30 a.m. and claimed the life of Frank Mayfield, 36.

Mayfield was driving a 2009 Kawasaki Ninja Motorcycle at a "high rate of speed north on LA 428 approaching Northbrook Drive," the release said.

At the same time, a 2006 Toyota Tundra pickup truck was exiting a "private driveway" onto the intersection waiting to turn left when Mayfield crashed into the driver's side of the Toyota.

State police said Mayfield was not wearing a DOT-approved helmet, suffered fatal injuries, and died on the scene.

The driver of the Toyota was uninjured and "no alcohol was detected" after their breath sample, authorities said.

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