Police: one dead after fatal crash on Winbourne Avenue Friday
BATON ROUGE - Authorities say one person is dead after a fatal accident on Winbourne Avenue Friday afternoon.
The incident was reported around 1:00 p.m. in the 5500 block of Winbourne Avenue. Police say a 2007 Jeep Wrangler and 2003 Ford Taurus collided at a green light.
The driver of the Ford, 67-year-old Oliver Perry, succumbed to his injuries at the hospital, according to BRPD.
Authorities say a passenger in the Ford was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the Jeep was not injured in the crash.
The incident remains under investigation.