5-person car crashes into flooded canal during Metairie flash flood on July 3rd; no hospitalizations.

A car carrying five people crashed into a flooded canal in Metairie during a flash flood warning on July 3rd. The incident occurred at West Esplanade Avenue and Oaklawn Drive around 12:45 p.m. The vehicle is being investigated as a hit-and-run case. Five people were rescued from the vehicle and treated at the scene, but none required hospitalization. The heavy rainfall during the storm overwhelmed the city's pumping system.