One dead following New Orleans car crash
According to the New Orleans Police Department, report came in at 1:38 a.m. of the crash, which happened at the Interstate 10 onramp of N. Claiborne Avenue and St. Phillip Street.
Multi-vehicle crash reported in Slidell
Police say two vehicles were allegedly racing each other on N. Claiborne Avenue, headed east. As they were racing, one of the vehicles reportedly 'failed to negotiate a turn' near St. Phillip Street, hitting a guardrail, flipping over and landing on a tree.
Two people, a 24-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman, were in the car. The man was pronounced dead on scene, while the woman was taken to a hospital with unknown injuries. The second vehicle did not crash, and no other injuries were reported.
The cause of death and identity of the victim will be determined by the coroner after his family has been notified.
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