Shreveport Police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a 33-year-old woman early Sunday morning.
On Sunday, July 12, 2026, at approximately 6:16 a.m., Shreveport Police patrol officers responded to a reported crash in the 5800 block of Fern Avenue near Business Park Drive.
Upon arrival, officers found a 2012 Fiat 500 overturned on its side. The Shreveport Fire Department responded to the scene, extinguished a small fire in the vehicle’s engine compartment, and extricated the driver from the vehicle.
The driver, a 33-year-old female, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Due to the fatal nature of the crash, the Shreveport Police Crash Investigations Unit responded to conduct the investigation.
The preliminary investigation indicates the Fiat was traveling southbound on Fern Avenue when, for reasons that remain under investigation, it left the roadway, struck a utility pole, and overturned.
The Caddo Parish Coroner’s Office responded to the scene and took custody of the deceased.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.