BATON ROUGE – Authorities say one person is dead after a head-on crash on Airline Highway in Baton Rouge Monday morning.

The crash happened after 9 a.m. Monday near the intersection of Airline Highway and St. Katherine Ave.

Baton Rouge Police say 52-year-old Deborah Cobb was traveling southbound when her vehicle crossed over the median and struck a vehicle in a northbound lane. 

Cobb was pronounced dead at the scene. The 52-year-old driver of the second vehicle was taken to a local hospital.

The investigation into the crash is ongoing.

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