ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. (THECOUNT) — Athuris Rapp, of Gulfport, Mississippi, has been identified as the victim in a Saturday fatal vehicle crash in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.

“AJ” Rapp, 20, was killed in a vehicle crash near Slidell early Saturday morning.

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According to reports, Rapp was operating a vehicle, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle wrecked on Interstate 10 near Slidell around 5:40 a.m. Saturday.

Rapp was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.

Further details of the fatal crash were not yet provided by officials.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: St. Tammany Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana named after Tamanend, the legendary Lenape Chief of Chiefs and the “Patron Saint of America.” At the 2010 census, the population was 233,740, making it the fifth-most populous parish in Louisiana. In 2020, its population was 264,570 – Wikipedia.