Jury selection was set to begin Monday in a trial for Tyrell Morris, the former New Orleans 911 director accused of falsifying records to cover up a vehicle crash.

Morris, who resigned in 2023 as head of the Orleans Parish Communication District, was indicted by a grand jury on state charges of malfeasance in office, false impersonation of a peace officer, insurance fraud and second-degree injuring of public records.

The charges stem in part from his alleged failure to submit to a drug and alcohol screen after crashing his public SUV on Elysian Fields Avenue in May 2023.

Morris, 39, allegedly tried to conceal it by creating a fake, backdated policy and lying about how the wreck occurred on insurance documents, according to District Attorney Jason Williams' Office.

His resignation ended

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