A woman was killed Monday afternoon when she was thrown from her scooter over the side of a flyover ramp onto Interstate 10 in Metairie, State Police have confirmed.

The victim has been identified as Paula A. Noto, 44, of Metairie, according to Trooper Melissa Matey, spokeswoman for the State Police.


State Police investigators on the scene of a fatality on eastbound Interstate 10 at Causeway Boulevard in Metairie on Monday.
David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune.Noto was driving a 2009 Citycom 300i scooter and was southbound on Causeway Boulevard when she drove into the the I-10 eastbound flyover ramp about 12:45 p.m., Matey said. Noto lost control of the scooter and sideswiped the right side of the barrier.

She was thrown over the side of the ramp and landed about 50 feet below on the eastbound lanes of I-10.

Noto was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, Matey said. Investigators aren't sure what caused Noto to lose control of the scooter. They don't suspect that speed or impairment played a role in the accident.

The accident temporarily closed the left and center lanes of the interstate as well as the I-10 eastbound on-ramp from Causeway. Stay with NOLA.com for more information as it becomes available.