Tommy talks to Carlton Dufrechou, the General Manager of the Causeway, about yesterday’s fatal accident and effort to improve the safety of the Causeway.
Causeway safety improvements project on fast track
The extensive damage on an erector company work truck out of Mississippi along with the quarter-mile of missing railing on the southbound span of the Causeway bridge are pieces of a sad puzzle still being put together to determine how a lone driver ended up in Lake Pontchartrain Wednesday morning.
Causeway improvements still coming
The wreck on the southbound Causeway this morning is another stark reminder as to why there’s a major construction project coming that bridge officials say will improve safety for drivers.
Man pulled from water after fatal Causeway crash identified as Franklinton man
The driver who was killed when his pickup plunged over the side of the southbound Lake Pontchartrain Causeway early Wednesday has been identified as a 41-year-old Franklinton man, Christopher Knight.
Driver of truck that went off Causeway identified as 41-year-old Franklinton man
The driver of the truck that went over the side of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway has been identified as Christopher Knight.
Driver in fatal Causeway crash identified
The man who crashed over the side of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Wednesday (Jan. 24) has been identified as Christopher Knight of Franklinton.
Driver’s body recovered after truck goes into Lake; Causeway reopens
The Coast Guard has recovered the body of a Franklinton man whose pick up truck went into Lake Pontchartrain after plunging off the Causeway Bride early Wednesday morning.
Search continues for driver who crashed off Causeway
Authorities are continuing their search in Lake Pontchartrain for the driver of a truck that crashed over the side of the southbound span of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway early Wednesday (Jan. 24).