A woman dies in a car crash near the Lake Shore neighborhood.
According to initial NOPD report, the fatal car crash happened around 4:32 a.m. Friday morning in the 1000 block of Robert E. Lee Boulevard.
Police say the woman was driving on Robert E. Lee when for unknown reason her car struck a tree. EMS transported the woman to the hospital where she later died.
The NOPD’s Traffic Fatality Unit is now investigating what led to the fatal crash. No further information is available at this time. The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Officer will identify the decedent and determine cause of death, upon completion of autopsy and notification of family.





