NEW ORLEANS — A motorcyclist was killed after crashing into the back of a DOTD worker’s Motorist Assistance Patrol Unit as the worker was on their way to assist a motorist on I-10.
According to an NOPD report, the fatal crash happened on I-10 westbound near the Canal Street exit at around 7:48 p.m. on Sunday.
The NOPD says the investigation indicated that a motorcycle driver was reportedly weaving in and out of traffic and somehow lost control of his motorcycle and struck the back of the MAP Unit.
The motorcyclist was ejected from his bike and landed in the eastbound lanes of I-10. He was taken to a local hospital where he later died from his injuries.
NOPD traffic fatality investigators are trying to determine exactly what led to the fatal motorcycle crash.
Anyone with additional information on this incident is urged to contact NOPD Traffic Fatality Investigator Danny Ellis at 504-658-6215.
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