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A NASCAR driver died after a crash at a local speedway.

Officials say Jason Leffler crashed during a heat race at a dirt car event at Bridgeport Speedway in Swedesboro, Gloucester County, N.J. on Wednesday. Leffler had to be extricated from his vehicle and was taken by medivac to the Crozer Chester Medical.

The 37-year-old Leffler, a two-time winner on the NASCAR Nationwide Series who had the nickname “LefTurn” above the driver’s side window on his race cars, was pronounced dead shortly after 9 p.m., New Jersey State Police said.

“NASCAR extends its thoughts, prayers and deepest sympathies to the family of Jason Leffler who passed away earlier this evening,” NASCAR said in a statement. “For more than a decade, Jason was a fierce competitor in our sport and he will be missed.”

MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) – The Alabama Department of Transportation said a crash closed down some lanes of I-10 westbound.

The accident happened near Exit 13, the Theodore Dawes exit.

The two-vehicle crash happened early on Saturday, June 8, claiming the life of one and injuring another.

The victim, William Gregory Duckworth, 42, of Eight Mile was killed when the vehicle he was driving collided with a tractor-trailer driven by Radu Munteau, 35, of Gulf Shores. 

Investigators say Duckworth was pronounced dead at the scene. 

Munteau was taken to USA Medical Center for treatment of his injuries, according to officials.

Alabama State Troopers say the crash is under investigation.

One person is dead after a car being towed on Interstate 10 broke free and crashed into another vehicle.

State police say the crash took place just past the Breaux Bridge exit at mile marker 112. The car being towed crossed the median after it broke free from the car pulling it and smashed into an oncoming vehicle.

The deceased was riding in the back seat of the car that was struck. State police say the victim was not wearing a seatbelt.

Charges are pending against the driver of the vehicle towing the runaway car.

State police say the right lane is blocked while the investigate the accident. However, the highway remains open.

Cops say a man is dead after a crash on the I-10 this morning.

“New Orleans Police Department’s Fatality Section is investigating a Fatality that left a 34-year-old Slidell man dead,” officer Garry Flot said in a news release.  “The accident occurred at approximately 8:00 am off the roadway on I-10 East just before the Chef Menteur Highway exit.”

Investigators say the man was in a Ford Explorer and drove off the interstate.

“For reasons unknown, he lost control of his vehicle, drove off the roadway and struck a metal pole,” Flot explained.  “No one else was inside of the vehicle.”

He says the coroner’s office pronounced the man dead on the scene and will conduct an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.

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NEW ORLEANS – A 34-year-old Slidell man died in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate-10 Thursday morning, according to the New Orleans Police Department. 

Around 8 a.m., the man crashed on the eastbound portion of the highway, just before the Chef Menteur Highway exit, police said. The man was driving a Ford Explorer and lost control of his SUV, drove off the roadway and struck a metal pole.      

The man was pronounced dead on the scene, police said. The Orleans Parish Coroner will conduct an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.

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There is traffic congestion on I-10 West from LA
73 (Prairieville) to Highland due to an accident in the median.
 

Congestion on I-10 Eastbound has reached from Siegen to Highland.

All
lanes are open in both directions. Traffic is being caused by traffic slowing
to view the incident.

Copyright 2013 WAFB. All rights reserved.

(WAFB) -

There is traffic congestion on I-10 West from LA
73 (Prairieville) to Highland due to an accident in the median.
 

Congestion on I-10 Eastbound has reached from Siegen to Highland.

All
lanes are open in both directions. Traffic is being caused by traffic slowing
to view the incident.

Copyright 2013 WAFB. All rights reserved.