Shreveport crash investigators believe speed may have been a contributing factor to a crash that left one man dead Sunday morning.

Frederick Temple, 35, was killed when the 2013 Dodge Avenger he was driving hit a patch of trees near the intersection of Lakeshore and South Lakeshore Drives.

Police say Temple was traveling at a high rate of speed when the car left the roadway.

Temple, the lone occupant in the car, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The exact cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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