A traffic crash Tuesday night on I-210 in Calcasieu Parish claimed the life of a Lake Charles woman.
Officers responded to a crash involving an overturned vehicle on I-210 Westbound at mile marker 3 shortly after 8 p.m.
The investigation revealed a vehicle was traveling westbound on I-210 near Cove Lane, when the driver lost control of the vehicle and flipped onto the roof. The vehicle then collided with the center concrete median, after which the driver was ejected from the car.
The driver, identified as 28-year-old Meghan Marcantel of Lake Charles, succumbed to her injuries as a result of the crash, police say.
Marcantel's family has set up a GoFundMe to assist with funeral expenses; it can be found here.
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