NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Officers with the New Orleans Police Department are investigating a crash that left a 7-year-old boy dead on Sunday, June 2.
The NOPD reported officers received a call of a crash around 2:02 p.m. at the intersection of South Broad Street and Cleveland Avenue.
They said an initial investigation shows the victim was traveling in a minivan that was heading north on Cleveland Avenue when the driver tried to cross South Broad. There was a vehicle stopped in the intersection that obstructed the driver’s view.
The driver of a white Lexus was heading east on South Broad when it collided with the minivan.
According to the NOPD, the boy wasn’t wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from the back, side window. He was taken to Children’s Hospital, where he later died.
Traffic Fatality Investigator Danny Ellis is handling the investigation into the crash.
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