A Jefferson Parish sheriff’s deputy was killed Friday in a motorcycle crash while escorting a funeral procession on Airline Highway, according to police in New Orleans.
The deputy, who was not identified, was riding a motorcycle as part of a funeral escort with the New Orleans Police Department when the crash occurred at about 11:40 a.m.
“Through investigation, it was determined that while stopping traffic and coming to a stop in the roadway as part of the procession, the deputy was struck from behind by another automobile,” police said in a press release…