86-year-old Marrero resident identified as woman killed in two-car crash

The Jefferson Parish Coroner’s Office has identified the woman killed in a two-vehicle crash that left three others injured in Marrero on Friday.

Josephine Melanson , 86, of Marrero, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which occurred just after noon at the intersection of Barataria Boulevard and Eighth Street.

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating the accident. Deputies determined that a Jeep Grand Cherokee was headed south on Barataria when it crashed into a Chevrolet Malibu that was on 8th Street and tried to cross Barataria, said Sgt. Brandon Veal, spokesperson for the department…

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