Cut Off, La. (KLFY) Just after 10:00 p.m. Friday, State Police responded to a single vehicle crash on LA 1 near West 58th Street in Cut Off, La.

A preliminary investigation has revealed that a 2000 Lincoln Town Car was traveling south on LA 1 at a high rate of speed when for unknown reasons, the driver ran off of the roadway to the right and struck a mailbox.

Police say the vehicle then reentered LA 1 and ran off of the roadway to the left where it struck a pole and became engulfed in flames.

The driver suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead on scene by the Lafourche Parish Coroner’s Office.

Investigators are still working to positively identify the driver.

Alcohol and drug use are unknown at this time, seat belt use is also unknown at this time.

The crash remains under investigation.