LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- A Church Point woman was killed in an early morning crash in Lafayette Parish on Wednesday.

According to State Police Troop I spokesman Thomas Gossen, troopers were called to La. Hwy. 98 near Pavie Lane regarding a single-vehicle crash at about 3:30 a.m. that morning.

The victim in the deadly crash has been identified as Ashley Murray Menard.

Investigators believe the crash happpened Menard was driving a 2019 Chevrolet Trax SUV west on LA 98. For reasons still under investigation, Menard’s vehicle ran off the roadway to the left and overturned.

Upon doing so, the SUV caught fire with Menard still inside.

Menard was pronounced dead at the scene by the Lafayette Parish Coroner’s Office. Seat belt usage and impairment are unknown, but a standard toxicology sample was taken for analysis, Gossen said.

This crash remains under investigation.