Louisiana
Louisiana man in wheelchair fatally struck by car on highway
SLIDELL, La. (WGNO) — Police have confirmed a person is lifeless after being struck by a automotive in St. Tammany Parish in a single day.
In accordance with Louisiana State Police, troopers responded to the deadly crash on US 11 close to Oak Harbor Boulevard in Slidell.
Police consider round midnight on Friday morning, a Nissan Altima was touring north on the freeway when on the similar time, a wheelchair-bound man was making an attempt to cross the roadway.
Because the wheelchair entered the northbound lane of the freeway, the person was struck by the Nissan, leaving him with life-threatening accidents. He was transported to an space hospital the place he died shortly after arriving.
The person’s identify has not but been launched.
The motive force of the Nissan was unhurt within the crash.
LSP says impairment is just not suspected within the crash, nevertheless, toxicology samples had been collected for testing.