Saturday, January 3, 2015

BOY, MAN DEAD AFTER TRUCK CRASH ON LAKESHORE DRIVE IN NEW ORLEANS. THE TRUCK HIT A TREE AT HIGH SPEED KILLING THEM BOTH.



Boy, man dead after truck crash on Lakeshore Drive in New Orleans.  The truck hit a tree at high speed killing them both.











A boy and a man were killed and a woman was injured after a truck struck a tree Friday night (Jan. 2) in the 300 block of Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans police said.



The victims were pronounced dead at the scene, located near Landry's Seafood restaurant, said NOPD spokesman Officer Frank Robertson. 



The woman was taken to an area hospital in an unknown condition.



Police said the man was driving the red Dodge pickup eastbound about 8 p.m. when it struck the curb and lost control, striking a tree. 



About 20 people stood in the grass across from the lakefront and watched as police and firefighters worked to extract the bodies from the twisted remains of the pickup, wrapped around a tree near a picnic shelter. 



Police, who originally said two boys died, did not immediately release the identity of the victims. Blood and alcohol tests are pending.