Louisiana authorities have lowered the death toll from last week's series of highway crashes blamed on a “super fog” of smoke from marsh fires and morning fog. State police now say seven people died in the Oct. 24 pileups involving about 160 vehicles on Interstate 55 near New Orleans.
FILE - In this aerial photo, responders are seen near wreckage in the aftermath of a multi-vehicle pileup on Interstate 55 in Manchac, La., Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. The death toll from last week’s series of highway crashes blamed on a “super fog” of smoke from marsh fires and morning fog has been lowered from eight to seven, Louisiana State Police said Friday, Oct. 27. of smoke from marsh fires mixed with dense fog has been lowered from eight to seven people, according to Louisiana State Police.
The final number was lowered to seven after further forensic investigation involving the St. John the Baptist Parish Coroner’s Office, the Jefferson Parish Coroner’s Office, and the LSU Forensic Anthropology and Computer Enhancement Services Laboratory. The cars crashed after smoke spreading through the region from a marsh fire east of New Orleans combined with thick fog and reduced visibility on highways to near nothing. The National Weather Service dubbed it a “super fog” — fog enhanced by smoke from damp, smoldering organic material. It can lower visibility to less than 10 feet .
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