Dead alligator in New Orleans roadway causes driver to swerve into bayou to avoid crash
A large alligator died in the middle of a New Orleans-area roadway, leading to a crash which ended with one car in a nearby bayou, according to NOLA.com.
The incident took place in the New Orleans suburb of Chalmette. The St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office told NOLA.com deputies were called to the scene about 6:30 a.m. Monday.
The alligator had apparently died in the roadway median and, when one driver slowed down to take a good look at the reptile, the driver behind was evidently caught off guard.
That driver swerved to avoid rear-ending the other vehicle and wound up in an adjacent bayou.
This vehicle ended up in a Louisiana bayou after it swerved to avoid a car which had slowed to look at a dead alligator in the roadway.(Facebook image)
No one was injured during the incident. A truck crane was dispatched to remove the dead gator from the roadway, while a local towing company pulled the car out of the bayou.