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Kenner man dies in dump truck crash

The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office says 37-year-old Leonardo Martinez died at the scene.
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LAFOURCHE PARISH, La. — One man is dead after two dump trucks crashed head-on in Lafourche Parish on Monday.

The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office says 37-year-old Leonardo Martinez died at the scene. The crash happened around noon on a dirt roadway off East 40th Street in Cut Off.

LSPO says Martinez was driving one of the trucks. The driver of the other truck was airlifted to University Medical Center in New Orleans for treatment. He is in stable condition.

Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced a Kenner man died as a result of a two-vehicle crash involving dump trucks on Monday. Leonardo Martinez, 37, was pronounced dead at the scene.

No further information is available at this time. The crash remains under investigation.

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