Over the weekend Troopers with Troop B responded to a fatality crash involving a pedestrian on Airline Highway that took the life of 52-year-old Daniel Rivera of Covington. Rivera was walking in a southbound direction across Airline Highway. As he entered the center of the southbound travel lanes, he was struck by a 2006 Chevrolet Equinox and suffered fatal injuries. The driver of the Equinox was properly restrained with no injuries. Impairment on the part of Rivera is suspected and a standard toxicology report is pending through the Jefferson Parish Coroner’s Office. The driver of the Chevrolet provided a breath sample which showed no alcohol present. This crash remains under investigation and no further information is available at this time.
