A man riding a motorcycle hit a guardrail on an elevated I-10 exit ramp and fell to his death, New Orleans police said early Saturday (May 18). The accident occurred on the Airline Highway exit from I-10 West.Police said the man was traveling on I-10 West about 4 a.m. While taking the elevated Airline Highway exit, he lost control of the bike and hit a guardrail. He was ejected and landed on the grassy area below the ramp. Police said he was pronounced dead there. The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office will release the man’s name and cause of death, after an autopsy, police said. NOPD asked anyone with information on the accident to contact traffic investigator Edgar Edwards at 504-658-6215.The police notice also encouraged all motorcycle owners to take a safety course, which teaches safe riding to reduce the chance of injuries in a crash. … [Read more...] about Man killed in motorcycle accident in New Orleans
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TV production to prompt traffic delays in Jefferson
Filming on the OWN series “Queen Sugar” is expected to prompt traffic delays Monday (May 20) on Edwards Avenue in the Elmwood area of Jefferson Parish, local motorists are being advised.Production is expected to take place from noon and 7 p.m. between Pepsi and Mounes streets and will require intermittent traffic stoppages of three to five minutes at a time, according to an advisory from the parish film office. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office will be on hand to direct traffic.“Queen Sugar” is currently in production on its fourth season. It’s one of a number of TV series currently filming in the New Orleans area. Others include the fourth season of the USA Network series “Queen of the South,” the second season of the USA Network series “The Purge,” the first season of the Disney Channel series “Sulphur Springs” and the first season of the Hulu series “Looking for Alaska.” From 'Murphy Brown' to … [Read more...] about TV production to prompt traffic delays in Jefferson
Troopers: Young man killed in wrong-way crash on I-95
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A 22-year-old man was killed early Friday morning in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 95, the Florida Highway Patrol said. It happened just before 1:30 a.m. near University Boulevard. Troopers said Nicolas Reid was in a Nissan Altima driven by 19-year-old Haven Vaughn when the Nissan collided with a Dodge Avenger. The Highway Patrol said the Nissan was traveling south in the left, northbound lane of I-95 when it struck the Dodge, which was traveling north in that lane. Reid, who was not wearing a seat belt, died in the crash, according to the Highway Patrol crash report. News4Jax was told Reid was a father to a 4-year-old girl. Troopers said Vaughn and the driver of the Dodge, a 24-year-old Jacksonville man, suffered only minor injuries. The FHP report states charges are pending. According to data from Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, there were 71 wrong-way crashes in Duval County in 2015, two of which were fatal. To … [Read more...] about Troopers: Young man killed in wrong-way crash on I-95
Consider all options to fix deadly stretch of road
After the fourth fatality in six years on a particularly unnerving stretch of Paterson Plank Road in Jersey City, no options should be off the table as officials look to make safety improvements. On May 5, a head-on collision claimed the life of 32-year-old North Bergen nurse Adriana Riano. On Nov. 16, 2017, 29-year-old off-duty Jersey City Firefighter Matthew Nierstedt died in an early morning crash. On Aug 11, 2015, a man being pursued by Union City police was killed in a crash. And on May 11, 2013, Ron Hill II, 24, was killed in an early morning crash. The two-way road that brings drivers to and from Hoboken along the Palisades has a double yellow line in the center but is too narrow for a divider, officials told Journal reporter Michaelangelo Conte last week. There are no shoulders and the Hoboken-bound side is mostly lined by a wall, overgrown by weeds in spots. Horrific photos of the four crashes’ aftermaths show mangled cars pushed up against that wall. Paterson Plank … [Read more...] about Consider all options to fix deadly stretch of road
Vehicle Accident on I-10 WB between Iowa and Lacassine
LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) - There has reportedly been a vehicle accident on I-10 westbound between Iowa and Lacassine that is backing up traffic in the area. … [Read more...] about Vehicle Accident on I-10 WB between Iowa and Lacassine