A 72-year-old Breaux Bridge man died early Sunday after the car he was driving traveled off the road and into a pond.
State Police say Joseph Noel was pronounced dead at the scene of the 7 a.m. crash.
Noel was driving north on La. 93 near Grand Lake Drive in St. Landry Parish. His vehicle traveled off the road and into a pond, where it sank, troopers say.
The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office assisted in recovering the submerged vehicle.
Standard toxicology samples were collected and submitted for analysis. This crash remains under investigation.
Troop I has investigated 21 fatal crashes, resulting in 22 fatalities in 2024.
