GRETNA, LA (WVUE) -
Two people burned to death after their car veered off the road crashed into a high voltage utility pole, according to Gretna police.
It happened around 3:30 a.m. in the 500 block of Gretna Blvd. The crash shut down the eastbound lanes of the roadway from Lafayette St. to Bell Chasse Hwy.
Police say they believe speed was a factor in the crash.
It took several hours for police to get the bodies out of the car.