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The Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal crash involving a single vehicle on Interstate 49, just north of North Market Street, according to Sheriff Henry Whitehorn Sr. 

A light-colored Dodge pickup truck was traveling on Interstate 49 when it left the roadway, entered the median, and struck a concrete support pillar beneath an overpass, according to deputies on the scene. The circumstances surrounding the incident are still under investigation.

Emergency personnel from Caddo Parish Fire District 1 responded to the scene and pronounced the driver deceased. The driver was the only occupant of the vehicle.

The identity of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. Currently, the cause of the crash has not been determined. The Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.

The investigation is ongoing.

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