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PLAQUEMINES PARISH, La. (WGNO) — A driver has been arrested in connection with a crash that left a Gretna passenger dead in Plaquemines Parish.

On Wednesday, Oct. 1, the Louisiana State Police reported that troopers responded to a crash on Louisiana 39 near Water Plant Road around 6:20 a.m.

LSP officials said an initial investigation showed that a GMC was heading south on LA 39 when it ran off the road and overturned.

The passenger, identified by the LSP as 56-year-old Ryan Riley, suffered serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the GMC, later identified by the LSP as 48-year-old Sherold Manuel, suffered serious injuries and was taken to a hospital in critical condition.

According to the L

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