The Jefferson Parish Coroner's Office has identified the man who died when he crashed a motorcycle into a tractor-trailer in Metairie on Thursday.

Jeremy Peters, 32, of Kenner, died of blunt force injuries suffered in the crash.

The wreck was reported just after 5 a.m. in the 5200 block of Veterans Memorial Boulevard, at the intersection with Kent Avenue, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office.

The driver of the tractor-trailer was pulling onto Veterans when Peters hit the truck, the Sheriff's Office said.

Testing will be done to determine whether either driver was impaired at the time of the crash, according to authorities.

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