Complete New Orleans, LA accident reports and news.

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Accidents in New Orleans result in serious injuries and deaths each year

After a New Orleans crash, injured people and their families need resources and support. Regardless of the severity of the collision, the people involved are left to deal with injuries, medical bills, property damage, and insurance claims. When a New Orleans accident is fatal, families are left to struggle with their grief and loss as best they can.

Here are resources to help accident victims and their families after a New Orleans wreck

Regardless of whether it is a car accident, pedestrian accident, motorcycle crash, bicycle collision, truck accident, or any other kind of injury accident, the following resources can be helpful for crash victims and their families and friends.

Major hospitals in New Orleans include:

Children's Hospital New Orleans Tulane Medical Center University Medical Center New Orleans New Orleans East Hospital Ochsner Health System Kindred Hospital New Orleans

How do you deal with an insurance claim after a New Orleans accident?

Regardless of how severe an accident is, almost everyone involved has to deal with insurance companies and claims. For accidents with very minor injuries and damage, a claim can sometimes be handled by working with the insurance adjuster. For crashes involving more serious injuries, or when a fatal crash occurs, a personal injury attorney is needed to manage the insurance claim. Go here to learn more about how an injury lawyer helps accident victims.

Most recent accident reports

Date Type
Sun, 07/12/2015 Car Accident Officer Vernell Brown, 47, hospitalized after hit and run accident on U.S. 90B East and South Claiborne Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana
Fri, 07/10/2015 Motorcycle Accident Shawn Clouston, 39, dies in motorcycle crash on Dickory Avenue and Earhart Expressway in New Orleans, Louisiana
Sat, 07/04/2015 Motorcycle Accident 51-year-old man dies in motorcycle crash on the 1400 block of Basin Street in New Orleans, Louisiana
Sat, 07/04/2015 Pedestrian Accident 33-year-old woman killed in pedestrian collision with pickup truck on Oleander Street in New Orleans, LA
Tue, 06/23/2015 Car Accident 61-year-old man killed in SUV crash at Elysian Fields Avenue and Robert E. Lee Boulevard in Gentilly, New Orleans, Louisiana
Mon, 05/25/2015 Pedestrian Accident Man, 24, killed after exiting his wrecked vehicle on I-610 and being struck by passing SUV in New Orleans, Louisiana
Tue, 05/19/2015 Car Accident Edgard Santos Gonzales, 25, died in a single-vehicle crash in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Tue, 05/19/2015 Bicycle Accident A male bicyclist, 70, was hit by a car and killed at South Claiborne Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Central City, Louisiana
Wed, 05/13/2015 Car Accident Motorcyclist Jermaine Brealy, 35, killed in accident on Chef Menteur Highway in New Orleans, Louisiana
Sat, 04/18/2015 Bicycle Accident 49-year-old bicyclist killed after being hit by two different vehicles near the intersection of Cleveland and South Saratoga streets in New Orleans, Louisiana
Fri, 04/17/2015 Pedestrian Accident 68-year-old woman dead after truck hits her at St. Andrew Street and St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans, LA
Tue, 03/24/2015 Car Accident At least two people seriously injured in multi-vehicle crash on Canal Street river-bound at South Carrollton Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana
Mon, 03/16/2015 Car Accident Woman, 58, crashes truck into Rite Aid on St. Charles Ave in New Orleans, Louisiana
Sun, 12/21/2014 Pedestrian Accident Kimberly McGee, 35, killed in hit-and-run pedestrian accident on Interstate 10 in New Orleans, LA
Mon, 12/08/2014 Car Accident John Alexander, 53, dead when trapped in overturned vehicle on Tchoupitoulas Street in New Orleans, Louisiana