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Former Lobo men’s basketball player A.J. Hardeman was involved in a rollover crash early Saturday morning in Odessa, Texas, that left an Albuquerque woman dead. The Texas Department of Public Safety said that Hardeman fell asleep while driving on Interstate 10 and swerved off the road and hit a guard rail, according to the report. Adrianna Gatt, 23, of Albuquerque, was thrown from the car during the crash. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Hardeman and his two-year-old daughter, who was also in the car, were taken to a local hospital and later released, according to the Odessa American.

A crash involving two big rigs snarled early morning traffic on the eastbound 10 Freeway through Pomona on Tuesday.

The crash occurred shortly after 2 a.m. just west of North White Avenue. All eastbound lanes were initially shut down, but one lane was reopened at approximately 5 a.m., letting traffic squeeze through. Two more lanes were reopened about 30 minutes later, and the remaining lanes were reopened shortly before 7 a.m.

A parolee was arrested Thursday after police in Kenner said he stole a car and led police on a high-speed chase through LaPlace. The incident began about 7:15 a.m. in the 3200 block of Ole Miss Drive in Kenner. The owner of a red 2007 Toyota Camry reported that his car had just been stolen as he was letting the car warm up in the driveway, police said. Shortly after the car was reported stolen, officers saw the car on I-10 West at Loyola Drive. The driver, who police identified as 22-year-old Antoine Reid, refused to pull over when prompted by officers in pursuit.

Two women died Sunday night after their car ricocheted across Interstate 10. The cause of the crash is under investigation by the State Police but the women were likely driving above the speed limit, according to a spokeswoman.

Susan Perez of Metairie, 31, was driving east near Cleary Avenue when her car, a 2004 Toyota Camry, suddenly veered to the left and hit the barrier, then crossed all eastbound lanes and hit the right guardrail. Perez and her passenger, Karla Ordonez of New Orleans, 35, were pronounced dead at the scene.