Lafayette Man Tragically Dies In Motorcycle Crash

(Lafayette, Louisiana) – Officials with the Lafayette Police Department’s Traffic Section were called out to Southpark Road Saturday evening to investigate a fatal crash.

What Is Known About The Crash?

According to Senior Corporal Ashley Wood with the Public Affairs Section of the Lafayette Police Department, officers were notified of a crash on Southpark between West Pinhook Road and American Boulevard around 6:15 Saturday night.

Officers began investigating by putting together information during their preliminary investigation.

The driver of a motorcycle was located at the scene and was pronounced dead by the coroner’s office at the scene of the crash.

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Who Died In The Fatal Crash?

According to Wood, the driver of the motorcycle has been identified as 40-year-old Michael Leonard of Lafayette…

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