The NOPD is investigating a traffic fatality that claimed the life of an unidentified adult male.
At around 3:54 a.m., Fourth District officers received a call about a single vehicle accident that struck two residences in the 1400 block of Kabel Drive. The driver of the vehicle was pronounced dead on the scene by EMS. NOPD Traffic Fatality Investigators responded and determined that the driver was traveling north on Kabel Drive and for unknown reasons left the roadway and struck two homes in the area. As a result, the victim died from his injuries.
The investigation into this incident remains active and ongoing.
The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office releases victims’ names and an official cause of death.
If you have any information about this incident, please contact NOPD Crash Investigator Danny Ellis at 504-658-6205.