NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department is investigating an overnight traffic fatality that claimed the life of a pedestrian in the Plum Orchard neighborhood.
According to police, the accident happened Saturday around 1:20 a.m. in the 7900 block of Chef Menteur Highway.
In a release from the NOPD, a man was crossing the eastbound lanes of Chef Menteur Highway when a driver of a Mazda CX9 hit him.
The man died on the scene, said NOPD.
Police said the driver of the Mazda stayed on the scene after the accident.
Traffic Fatality Investigator Richard Chambers is over the ongoing investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Traffic Fatality Unit at 504-658-6208.
