Trio dead, including 2-year-old woman, after police pursue completes in Fresh Orleans East crash
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A 2-year-old female and two studs died after a police pursue ended in a crash on Chef Menteur Highway in Fresh Orleans East Wednesday afternoon (June 28), Louisiana State Police said.
The dame and one of the guys died after being thrown from the car being chased, and another man died from suicide by gun after the crash, the LSP said. Wednesday evening, investigators were still determining which man was the driver and which was a passenger, said Melissa Matey, LSP spokeswoman.
Investigators were also not sure of the relationships among the three victims, Matey said.
The pursue began about Two:30 p.m. at Hallway and Rampart streets when state police noticed a car with a stolen license plate, she said. Troopers attempted to box the car in, but the driver refused to stop and instead backed up, went around the police vehicles and continued down Ass-pipe Street to Claiborne Avenue and onto Interstate ten East, she said.
After exiting onto Chef Menteur, the front right part of the car struck the rear of a box truck. That’s when the driver lost control of the car, which veered off the road and into a fence near Lonely Oak Drive, Matey said.
The child was not decently restrained and another victim, a man, was not wearing a seatbelt, she said. The NOPD is investigating the suicide of the 2nd man, who died after being taken to a hospital. The female also died at the hospital, Matey said, while the man thrown from the vehicle died on the scene.
Tho’ the man was thrown from the vehicle near the travel park, the ejection was related to the collision with the box truck. The influence of that crash tore both the front and rear passenger-side doors from the car, Matey said.
The pursue involved several marked state police units. Trooper Melissa Matey said the speeds reached during the pursuit are still under investigation.
Troopers were originally incapable to see into the car because it had powerfully tinted windows, she said.
Investigators will “find out exactly why they were running,” Matey said Wednesday afternoon.
No troopers were injured and no state police vehicles were involved in the crash, she said.
Wednesday afternoon, police had cordoned off a lengthy spread of Chef Menteur Highway, beginning at Plum Orchard Road, where traffic was being diverted and opening up to a point past Lonely Oak Drive, where a State Police SUV could be seen directly behind a white car rammed into a fence lining the entryway to Jude Travel Park.
Wreckage was sprayed for about a block near Plum Orchard and Chef Menteur.
About thirty to forty onlookers stood near Lonely Oak and Chef Menteur, some voicing awe at the scene before them.
Several onlookers said they had not seen the crash but had heard the crash or were simply passing by and stopped to find out what happened.
Macy Lee Alvey IV, Ten, and his mother were among neighborhood residents who walked over to the scene out of curiosity.
Alvey said he was playing outside when he heard some thumps that sounded far away. He said he did not see the crash.
“I just eyed bookoo ambulances flying by,” he said.
Louis Jordan, who works at a nearby apartment elaborate, said he was outside when he eyed a white car going down Chef Menteur, weaving in and out of traffic, with state police in pursuit.
“He was going real swift,” he said of the car.
Jordan said he had gone inwards when he heard a crash.
“It was indeed noisy — it made me come back out to see what was going on,” he said.
Wednesday afternoon, Jordan stood outside the police gauze, lamenting the city’s violence as investigators worked near the coroner’s van.
“I’ve seen too much,” he said.
At the entrance to the travel park, across the driveway from the LSP vehicle and white car, a lengthy black screen, often used to shield figures from public view, had been set up.
Around Four:45 p.m., the Orleans Parish Coroner’s van backed into the driveway, stopping next to the screen. Around five p.m., a bod was placed into the back of the coroner’s van, which then drove away.
By 6:30 pm, police units had begun to leave and the crowd began to disperse.
Two guys were seen moving debris from the entranceway to the travel park. Behind the police gauze that still blocked off the entranceway, amid the rows of pickup trucks and RVs, a few people, including a man walking a golden retriever, had stopped to stare as the scene was cleared.
Three dead, including 2-year-old lady, after police pursue finishes in Fresh Orleans East crash
Trio dead, including 2-year-old female, after police pursue completes in Fresh Orleans East crash
Gallery: three dead after police pursue
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A 2-year-old lady and two guys died after a police pursue ended in a crash on Chef Menteur Highway in Fresh Orleans East Wednesday afternoon (June 28), Louisiana State Police said.
The dame and one of the guys died after being thrown from the car being chased, and another man died from suicide by gun after the crash, the LSP said. Wednesday evening, investigators were still determining which man was the driver and which was a passenger, said Melissa Matey, LSP spokeswoman.
Investigators were also not sure of the relationships among the three victims, Matey said.
The pursue began about Two:30 p.m. at Tunnel and Rampart streets when state police noticed a car with a stolen license plate, she said. Troopers attempted to box the car in, but the driver refused to stop and instead backed up, went around the police vehicles and continued down Hallway Street to Claiborne Avenue and onto Interstate ten East, she said.
After exiting onto Chef Menteur, the front right part of the car struck the rear of a box truck. That’s when the driver lost control of the car, which veered off the road and into a fence near Lonely Oak Drive, Matey said.
The child was not decently restrained and another victim, a man, was not wearing a seatbelt, she said. The NOPD is investigating the suicide of the 2nd man, who died after being taken to a hospital. The damsel also died at the hospital, Matey said, while the man thrown from the vehicle died on the scene.
However the man was thrown from the vehicle near the travel park, the ejection was related to the collision with the box truck. The influence of that crash tore both the front and rear passenger-side doors from the car, Matey said.
The pursue involved several marked state police units. Trooper Melissa Matey said the speeds reached during the pursuit are still under investigation.
Troopers were originally incapable to see into the car because it had strongly tinted windows, she said.
Investigators will “find out exactly why they were running,” Matey said Wednesday afternoon.
No troopers were injured and no state police vehicles were involved in the crash, she said.
Wednesday afternoon, police had cordoned off a lengthy spread of Chef Menteur Highway, beginning at Plum Orchard Road, where traffic was being diverted and spreading to a point past Lonely Oak Drive, where a State Police SUV could be seen directly behind a white car rammed into a fence lining the entryway to Jude Travel Park.
Wreckage was splashed for about a block near Plum Orchard and Chef Menteur.
About thirty to forty onlookers stood near Lonely Oak and Chef Menteur, some voicing awe at the scene before them.
Several onlookers said they had not seen the crash but had heard the crash or were simply passing by and stopped to find out what happened.
Macy Lee Alvey IV, Ten, and his mother were among neighborhood residents who walked over to the scene out of curiosity.
Alvey said he was playing outside when he heard some thumps that sounded far away. He said he did not see the crash.
“I just witnessed bookoo ambulances flying by,” he said.
Louis Jordan, who works at a nearby apartment complicated, said he was outside when he eyed a white car going down Chef Menteur, weaving in and out of traffic, with state police in pursuit.
“He was going real quick,” he said of the car.
Jordan said he had gone inwards when he heard a crash.
“It was truly noisy — it made me come back out to see what was going on,” he said.
Wednesday afternoon, Jordan stood outside the police gauze, lamenting the city’s violence as investigators worked near the coroner’s van.
“I’ve seen too much,” he said.
At the entrance to the travel park, across the driveway from the LSP vehicle and white car, a lengthy black screen, often used to shield figures from public view, had been set up.
Around Four:45 p.m., the Orleans Parish Coroner’s van backed into the driveway, stopping next to the screen. Around five p.m., a bod was placed into the back of the coroner’s van, which then drove away.
By 6:30 pm, police units had begun to leave and the crowd began to disperse.
Two fellows were seen moving debris from the entranceway to the travel park. Behind the police gauze that still blocked off the entranceway, amid the rows of pickup trucks and RVs, a few people, including a man walking a golden retriever, had stopped to stare as the scene was cleared.
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