TANGIPAHOA PARISH, La. —

Louisiana State Police is investigating two deadly crashes that happened overnight in Amite and Slidell.

The first crash occurred Monday night on I-55 near LA Highway 16 in Amite. Advertisement

According to LSP, Rashida H. Taylor, 48, of Prairieville, was driving southbound on I-55 when her car traveled off the roadway to the right before overturning and hitting a tree.

Taylor was pronounced dead at the scene.

The second crash was a multi-car crash that happened around 2:20 a.m. on Tuesday in Slidell.

State Police said Edashia Caraway, 26, of Appleton, Wisconsin, was walking on the eastbound lanes of I-10 when a Mazda, also traveling eastbound, hit her.

According to police, preliminary findings suggest that another car may have hit Caraway before the Mazda.

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