Mayor LaToya Cantrell | City of New Orleans website
Mayor LaToya Cantrell | City of New Orleans website
The NOPD is investigating a traffic crash that occurred today (July 1, 2023) at the intersection of Pritchard Place and Dublin Street that left one person dead and a second injured.
At about 2:33 p.m., NOPD Second District officers responded to a call of a vehicle crash with injury at the location. Through further investigation, it was determined that a male driver was traveling westbound on Pritchard Place at a high rate of speed when he disregarded a stop sign at the intersection with Dublin Street. As he entered the intersection, he was struck by a vehicle traveling on Dublin Street through the same intersection. The driver of the westbound vehicle was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. The driver of the second vehicle, also a male, was transported to a local hospital and is currently listed in stable condition.
No additional information is currently available regarding this incident.
Anyone with additional information on this incident is urged to contact NOPD Traffic Fatality Unit investigators at 504-658-6205.
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