A 50-year-old male was fatally injured in a single-vehicle crash on LA 25 in St. Tammany Parish on December 16, 2023. Edil Alvarez-Martinez of Folsom was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Louisiana State Police responded to LA 25 near Martin Road before 1:30 p.m. to investigate a crash. Officers initiated an investigation to determine a 2007 Ford Five Hundred traveling southbound on LA 25 failed to clear a left-hand curve. The Ford veered off the right side of the road and struck a tree.

Investigators determined Alvarez-Martinez was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. Alvarez-Martinez succumbed to his fatal injuries at the scene.

The crash is still under investigation. The toxicology report is still pending.