Police Officer Vernell Brown succumbed to injuries sustained five days earlier when he was struck by a car on U.S. 90, on the I-10 East split, while investigating a separate car fire.
He was training two police recruits at the scene when two other vehicles were involved in a crash. One of the vehicles then veered off the road and struck Officer Brown. He was transported to a local hospital where he remained in a coma until succumbing to his injuries.
Officer Brown had served with the New Orleans Police Department for 17 years.
Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:
Superintendent Michael Harrison
New Orleans Police Department
715 South Broad Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
Phone: (504) 826-2828