Members of the New Orleans Police Department’s Fatality Unit are investigating a traffic accident that left an unknown woman dead. The accident occurred shortly before 8:00 P.M., on Interstate 10 East at the Interstate 510 Exit headed Southbound.
According to investigators, the driver of a 2017 Ford Fusion was traveling Eastbound on the interstate in the right lane when she struck a woman who was walking on the shoulder of the interstate. Emergency Medical Technicians arrived on scene and pronounced the woman deceased.
The investigation is ongoing. The Orleans Parish Coroner will conduct an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death. The lead investigator is Officer Richard Chambers.