At approximately 2:27 am, officers with the Lafayette Police Department responded to a personal injury crash at the intersection of South St. and Market Place Dr. Upon arrival, officers determined that a small passenger vehicle traveling eastbound on South St was struck nearly head-on by an SUV that was turning southbound onto Market Place Dr. Four occupants of the SUV were treated at the scene for minor injuries and released. The driver of the passenger vehicle was transported by ambulance to Saint Elizabeth East, where he later died of his injuries. Circumstances related to the cause of the crash are still under investigation. The identity of the deceased is being withheld at this time.