Louisiana State Police say an early morning, fiery crash killed two people.
"Shortly after 2:30 this morning, Troopers with Troop C began investigating a single-vehicle fatality crash on LA 57 near American Blvd.,” Trooper Jesse LaGrange said in a news release. "The crash claimed the life of the driver and his passenger."
He says the driver was southbound on LA 57 in a 2018 Ram pickup truck.
"He entered a left curve in the roadway. For unknown reasons, the driver ran off of the road to the right then steered back to the left. The Ram truck then ran off of the roadway to the left and struck a metal utility pole."
LaGrange says the vehicle became engulfed in flames.
"Both occupants suffered fatal injuries."
The trooper says that speed is considered to be a factor. Because the damage was so severe, they could not tell if the victims were wearing seatbelts.
"Impairment is unknown and a toxicology report is pending on the driver."