Lafayette Police have identified the man killed in a fatal motorcycle crash Tuesday morning on the I-49 service road in Lafayette. Authorities say 53-year-old Christopher Fontenot of Lafayette died following the collision, which occurred in front of Hub City Ford along Northwest Evangeline Thruway.
According to an updated release from the Lafayette Police Department, the crash happened around 9:38 a.m. on the frontage road in the 2900 block of NW Evangeline Thruway.
What investigators say happened
Preliminary findings indicate Fontenot was riding his motorcycle southbound on the service road when a tow truck traveling northbound attempted to make a left turn into a private parking lot. Police say the motorcycle struck the vehicle being towed by the truck, causing Fontenot to be ejected.
He was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries and later pronounced deceased…