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• Backhoe blamed for hit-and-run injury

  May 17, 2013 2:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Witnesses said a backhoe driver is to blame for a hit-and-run which sent a man to the hospital today in Baton Rouge. It happened on Sennette Street near Thomas Delpit in old south Baton Rouge just before 2 p.m. Witnesses told News 2 a man... more »

• LSP looking for hit-and-run driver

  April 24, 2013 4:57 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - Louisiana State Police asked for the public's help finding a hit-and-run driver who injured a man walking down the side of a road. Trooper Jared Sandifer said it happened in Livingston Parish around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday night near the intersection of Linder Road and Clinton Allen... more »

• Cyclist survives hit-and-run in Ascension Play Video

  March 21, 2013 10:32 PM

  PRAIREVILLE - The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating a hit and run involving a bicyclist. It happened Thursday morning around 6:30 in front of The Oak Grove Market on Hwy. 42. 26-year-old Lance Jasper was hit in the shoulder by the mirror of a 2011 White Ford... more »

• Cyclist found in ditch by mail carrier Play Video

  March 19, 2013 5:55 PM

  GONZALES - State Police said a mail carrier found 49-year-old Frank J. Bercegeay in a ditch this morning. A bicycle lay next to Bercegeay who was found face-down, wearing a yellow reflective vest. Police believe the Prairieville man was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Ascension Parish. The... more »

• LSP: Cyclist killed by hit-and-run driver

  March 19, 2013 12:01 PM

  GONZALES - State Police said a mail carrier found a bicycle rider today who'd been killed by a hit-and-run driver in Ascension Parish. Trooper Jared Sandifer said it happened on LA 934 east of LA 44, which is north of Gonzales. Sandifer said the cyclist was going east on... more »

• Teen dies in overnight hit-and-run crash

  February 11, 2013 9:32 AM

  BATON ROUGE - State police say a pedestrian was killed overnight when a vehicle struck him along Burbank Dr. It happened just after 3 a.m. near the intersection of Burbank and Staring Lane. Troopers have identified the victim as 19-year-old Tyrone Davis of Baker. Troopers believe the... more »

• Edgard man dies in hit-and-run accident

  February 8, 2013 10:12 AM

  ST. JOHN PARISH - Investigators need your help searching for the driver involved in a deadly hit-and-run crash in Edgard. State troopers say 47-year-old Darryl Gorden was walking along LA 18 Wednesday when an unidentified vehicle hit him. A passerby spotted his body Thursday afternoon and contacted authorities.... more »

• Parents grieving son's death Play Video

  December 17, 2012 5:15 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The parents of the six-year-old-boy killed by a hit-and-run driver are asking that person to surrender to police. Kaleb Shavers was found on Highway 190 near Highway 415, nearly two miles away from where he disappeared. Shavers and his mother were at at party in... more »

• Hit and run victim making progress Play Video

  November 14, 2012 6:11 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A man injured in a hit-and-run two weeks ago near LSU is recovering, but the driver responsible has not been caught. Blake McKee was critically injured after the Alabama and LSU game when he was hit by a vehicle on Brightside Lane and Alvin Dark Ave.... more »

• Community gathers for hit-and-run victim Play Video

  November 12, 2012 9:50 PM

  HAMMOND- Friends and family of a man who was run over after the LSU vs. Alabama game gathered to seek help from a higher power. A small crowd met at Holy Ghost Catholic Church, praying for Blake McKee's recovery and raising money for mounting hospital bills. McKee is in... more »

• Troopers look for car damaged in fatal hit-and-run

  November 12, 2012 10:21 AM

  ROBERT, La. - Louisiana State Police are looking for a car damaged in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 58-year-old bicyclist in Robert. The victim's name was being withheld until police can reach his family. Trooper Nick Manale said the man was from Hammond. Manale said the man was... more »

• Family looking for hit and run driver, offering reward Play Video

  November 5, 2012 5:54 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police are looking for a driver who hit a pedestrian and fled the scene near Tigerland. It happened around 1:45 a.m. Sunday at Brightside Ln. and Alvin Dark Ave. At this time, 26-year-old Blake McKee is in critical condition. His family is searching for the... more »

• Reaction to cyclist hit-and-run: "This keeps happening" Play Video

  October 17, 2012 5:35 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Police are looking for a hit and run driver who who ran over a cyclist in downtown Baton Rouge. It happened at Convention and North 19th Street. According to police, a silver 1990 or 1991 Volvo 740 struck the 26-year- old cyclist while they were riding... more »

• BRPD investigates hit and run

  October 17, 2012 11:08 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police said a cyclist is in critical condition today after a hit-and-run collision in Baton Rouge. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely said it happened last night around 6:15 p.m. in the 1900 block of Convention Street. McKneely said the rider was hit after the driver of a... more »

• Residents want safer streets after hit-and-run death Play Video

  October 1, 2012 5:53 PM

  GARDERE - State Police arrested a man from Baton Rouge they said left a cyclist lying in the road after he hit her with his vehicle, then fled the scene. Investigators arrested Darby Griffin, 49, in suspicion of DWI, hit and run, driving with a suspended license, obstruction of... more »

• Teens struck by hit-and-run driver tell their story Play Video

  September 11, 2012 6:19 PM

  BAYOU SORREL - Two teen sisters struck by a hit-and-run driver are recovering in Iberville Parish tonight. Tyler Ganaway and her sister C'Leste were waiting for the school bus in Bayou Sorrel when they said a pickup knocked them off the side of the road. "He hit me... more »

• Man accused of hitting kids with truck, leaving scene

  September 11, 2012 1:01 PM

  BAYOU SORREL - Sheriff's deputies in Iberville Parish arrested a man they said hit two children waiting for the bus this morning, then left the scene. Deputies arrested Mark Tullier, 52, in suspicion of hit and run, as well as driving under suspension, having expired plates and no insurance.... more »

• Hit-and-run street still needs sidewalks Play Video

  August 16, 2012 11:10 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A stretch of East Boyd Drive was supposed to be safer before the start of school at LSU. Students have repeatedly been hit by cars while walking in the street. It's been blamed on a lack of sidewalks. But work remains incomplete, and instead of... more »

• Motorcyclist injured in hit-and-run

  August 9, 2012 7:17 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police say the driver of an orange Saturn SUV fled the scene after hitting a man on his motorcycle. It happened Wednesday night just after 10 p.m. in the 12000 block of Old Hammond Hwy. Witnesses say the motorcyclist was heading west on Old Hammond... more »

• Local councilman arrested, accused of DWI Play Video

  July 23, 2012 5:43 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS- Many residents in Denham Springs are angry with one of their city councilmen, who was arrested in suspicion of driving drunk this weekend. Councilman Christopher Davis was charged with DWI, hit and run and several other offenses. This is his first offense DWI. "Public figures they... more »

• Denham Springs Councilman booked with DWI, Hit & Run

  July 22, 2012 5:11 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS- Denham Springs Councilman Christopher Davis was arrested this morning for driving while intoxicated, hit and run, flight from an officer, careless operation, no proof of insurance and driving without a license. State Troopers said around 5:30am they responded to a hit and run call on Highway 16... more »

• 'ZOMBIE' vanity plate leads to Pa. stun gun arrest

  June 12, 2012 12:55 PM

  ALLENTOWN, Pa. - A Pennsylvania woman who allegedly hit a man with a stun gun during a pedestrian hit-and-run was arrested after police say her vanity license plate made her easy to track down. Allentown police say Yardley Joy Frantz was promptly arrested Friday after witnesses spotted her "ZOMBIE" license... more »

• Police looking for hit-and-run driver in I-10 wreck

  June 11, 2012 3:06 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police said this morning's 18-wheeler wreck on I-10 East, which tied up traffic across Baton Rouge, was the work of a hit-and-run driver. Sgt. Don Kelly with Baton Rouge Police said around 8:40 a.m. a white car cut in front of the 18-wheeler, which was hauling... more »

• Family pleads for hit and run driver to come forward

  June 2, 2012 6:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE- It's been almost a week and there are hardly any leads. 23-year-old Durell Ballard died days after he was struck by a pick-up on Hanks Drive Sunday night. Ballard's family says, they're not looking for revenge. They just need answers and that's why they want the driver... more »

• New Iberia man charged with felony hit-and-run

  May 29, 2012 8:12 AM

  NEW IBERIA - Louisiana State Police say 37-year-old Curtis Williams of New Iberia has surrendered to authorities and identified himself as the man driving a Ford Ranger that struck and killed a pedestrian. Troopers say 39-year-old Renee Green of New Iberia was struck Friday while walking south on Louisiana 675.... more »

• Man arrested for deadly hit and run Play Video

  May 7, 2012 4:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The man arrested for hitting and killing a woman with his car on Mohican-Prescott early Sunday morning is out of jail. He met his bail of $41,000 Monday afternoon and walked out the gates of the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison around 4:15. Police arrested... more »

• Livingston Parish bicyclist struck

  February 29, 2012 11:25 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The family of 34-year-old Earl Jones says someone swiped their son and fled the scene shortly after midnight Sunday morning as he was riding his bike along Lockhart Road. Earl Jones is deaf and could not call out for help. He was found hours later... more »

• Woman accused in deadly hit and run appears in court Play Video

  February 13, 2012 3:19 PM

  GONZALES- Emotions ran high in an Ascension Parish courtroom as a woman accused of hitting another woman with her car appeared in court. Investigators say, Kathleen Fitzpatrick hit 22-year old Crisy Hadley who was walking on Highway 42 and never stopped. Investigators in Iberville Parish caught up to Fitzpatrick... more »

• Woman accused in deadly hit and run back in court

  February 13, 2012 9:04 AM

  GONZALES- A woman accused in a deadly hit and run in Ascension Parish returns to court today. Officials say Kathleen Fitzpatrick was drunk when she ran over a woman, killing her in Prairieville in 2010. Fitzpatrick was ordered to go to rehab after a second DUI offense where... more »

• Man dies in hit and run crash

  December 17, 2011 11:29 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Louisiana State Police are investigating a fatal hit and run crash in West Baton Rouge. It happened just before 8:00pm Friday night on I-10 eastbound, west of LA 415 near milepost 147. According to Police, 58-year-old Donny Tullier was driving a 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer east on... more »

• LSU cheerleader seriously injured in hit and run

  October 10, 2011 1:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE - An LSU cheerleader is in intensive care after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver this weekend. Police said Kip Carter was struck by a vehicle while on River Road early Sunday morning. He was walking back home from a friend's house when he was hit... more »

• Sentencing continued for hit-and-run case

  September 19, 2011 1:19 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A judge agreed to delay sentencing for the man accused in a hit-and-run incident that critically injured an LSU graduate student in 2010. Marshall Hahn, 31, faces up to ten years in prison after pleading guilty in May to the incident that injured Mike Bitton, a... more »

• Man hit by car, suffers life-threatening injuries

  September 8, 2011 2:16 AM

  BATON ROUGE- A man is hospitalized after police say he was hit by a car. It happened just after midnight Thursday in the 9200 block of South Choctaw Drive. According to Joan Cage with the Baton Rouge Police Department, the man was found lying in the eastbound lane... more »

• Bond dropped for woman charged with DWI while awaiting hit-and-run fatality trial

  August 17, 2011 9:28 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A woman facing a $100,000 bond for a DWI arrest, following a December arrest for a deadly hit-and-run crash, is now looking at just about 10-percent of that amount, instead. 34-year-old Kathleen Fitzpatrick was set to go to trial in less than a month for the accident... more »

• Woman charged with hit and run death, arrested for DWI

  August 16, 2011 10:46 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A woman charged with a hit-and-run, that killed someone in Ascension Parish, is back in jail. 34-year-old Kathleen Fitzpatrick was arrested for DWI in Prairieville on July 27th. Troopers say she was pulled over for driving in the wrong lane. State Police say they found alcohol in... more »

• Hit-and-run victim accused in burglary

  July 12, 2011 11:56 AM

  LIVINGSTON - Deputies have arrested a hit-and-run victim in suspicion of breaking into a Watson woman's home and trying to steal her purse, just after he was released from the hospital. Livingston Parish Sheriff's deputies arrested Justin Beck, 17, after they said he broke into a woman's home Sunday... more »

• Man arrested for two hit-and-runs in Denham Springs

  July 10, 2011 2:17 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS- Louisiana State Police arrested a man for two hit-and-runs, one of which sent a teen to the hospital with life-threatening injuries late Friday night. Police say the suspect was also involved in a crash in the parking lot of a local bar earlier that same night. State... more »

• 3-year-old dies in hit and run accident

  July 6, 2011 2:35 AM

  NEW ORLEANS- Police say a 3-year-old girl was killed when a motorcycle struck her while she was watching fireworks in eastern New Orleans. Officer Shereese Harper says witnesses told police the motorcycle driver stopped after the accident Monday night, turned and looked at the toddler, then fled the scene. The... more »

• Driver hits pedestrian with vehicle, flees the scene

  June 9, 2011 6:17 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Police are looking for the person who hit a pedestrian with a vehicle and fled the scene. It happened around 4:35 a.m. Thursday in the 5600 block of Plank Road. A passerby called police to report the incident. When officers arrived, they found a 46-year-old... more »

• Driver arrested for striking cyclist with vehicle

  June 6, 2011 2:19 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Police have arrested a woman who they say hit a pedestrian on a bicycle over the weekend. Police say Constance Archie, 44, hit the cyclist around 10:15 p.m. Saturday. The cyclist was riding northbound on Plank Road when he was struck by Archie who was driving... more »

• Police identify hit and run victim

  May 16, 2011 1:32 PM

  The victim of a weekend hit and run in Baton Rouge has been identified as Carlass Wilson. The 52 year old woman was hit just after 3:00 a.m. on Hollywood Street Sunday. Police are looking for a 1999 - 2005 Chevrolet or GMC pickup or SUV. It's... more »

• Woman killed in hit-and-run

  May 15, 2011 9:06 AM

  BATON ROUGE- A woman died after she was hit by a car. Baton Rouge Police say the driver left the scene. The hit-and-run happened in the 3300 block of Hollywood Street overnight. Police say a passerby found the 52-year-old woman lying in the road. The victim was taken to... more »

• Councilman faces hit & run charges

  April 13, 2011 5:20 PM

  PLAQUEMINE-- Iberville Parish Councilman Bucket Scott spent time behind bars Wednesday after he was charged with hit and run. Scott made bail, but is charged with hitting Tyrone Lawless, 40, on LA 1 Monday night, then leaving the scene. "[He] thought he hit something in that area, but... more »

• Injured cyclist talks bike safety

  April 6, 2011 5:45 PM

  BATON ROUGE - To encourage drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians to help make roads around Baton Rouge safer, the Capital Region Planning Commission launched a media campaign featuring bicyclist Mike Bitton, an LSU graduate student who nearly died when he was struck by a driver on May 15, 2010 while riding... more »

• Fitzpatrick pleads "not guilty" in fatal hit and run

  February 28, 2011 3:40 PM

  GONZALES - Kathleen Fitzpatrick told a judge Monday morning she is not guilty of hitting and killing 24-year-old Tommie "Chrisy" Hadley in December along LA 42, then driving away. Fitzpatrick hid her face from our cameras and refused to comment, but Hadley's family shared with News 2 how difficult... more »

• Hit and run victim's family hopes case doesn't go cold

  February 9, 2011 5:34 PM

  INDEPENDENCE - After six months with little to no answers, friends and family members of 20-year-old Jamin Robinson are fearful the case could go cold. Robinson was killed last July less than 200 yards from his home on Kemp Street, when investigators believe he was hit by a slow... more »

• Hit-and-run victim donates organs, saves 6

  December 23, 2010 5:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A woman who died after she was hit by a vehicle while walking down a local highway has helped to save the lives of six others. Tommie Hadley, 21, known as Chrisy to her family, was taken off life support yesterday. She was a registered organ... more »

• Family says arrest is only partial closure in hit-and-run case

  December 22, 2010 10:31 PM

  The family of a 22-year-old woman hit by a vehicle Monday night say an arrest in the case provides some closure. Tommie Hadley, known as Chrisy to her family, was hit on LA 42 in Ascension Parish, while she was walking along the highway with her brother. Authorities say... more »

• Troopers searching for person involved in hit and run

  December 21, 2010 6:20 AM

  PORT VINCENT - Louisiana State Police are investigating a hit and run crash that happened Monday around 11:30 p.m. on LA 42 east of LA 431 in Ascension Parish. The 22-year-old female is in critical condition. Troopers say a silver Toyota 4-Runner or Toyota Tacoma Pre-Runner hit a pedestrian and... more »

• Gonzales woman arrested after crash this morning

  August 17, 2010 7:09 PM

  A Gonzales woman was arrested this morning after she crashed a pickup into a vehicle and knocked down two utility poles on LA 621 east of LA 44 shortly after 6:00 a.m. Investigators said 44-year-old Philomene Daigle, Gonzales, was driving a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado and was turning from Roddy... more »

• Family ups reward in hit-and-run investigation

  August 17, 2010 5:45 PM

  A reward has doubled as a family in Tangipahoa Parish seeks information on a deadly hit-and-run. Investigators say the hit-and-run may have been an accident, but the driver could have some answers for Jamins Robinson’s relatives. The reward for that information is $2,000. Robinson was alone on Kemp Street one... more »

• Man arrested after hit-and-run pedestrian fatality

  August 13, 2010 3:30 PM

  A man has been arrested following a hit-and-run pedestrian fatality early this morning off Highway 22 in St. Amant. 22-year-old Brandon Patrick Ivey, St. Amant, was driving home from a local lounge when he hit 54-year-old Lauris Ackerman, Livingston Parish. Ivey was on his cell phone when he lost control... more »

• Police search for person of interest in hit and run

  June 22, 2010 5:14 PM

  Police are searching for a person of interest in an LA 21 hit and run fatality that occurred April 17th. Louisiana State Police said 48-year-old Larry Boley, Bogalusa, was riding his bicycle in the northbound lane of LA 21 and was hit from behind by an unknown white SUV. Boley... more »

• Bond revoked for accused murderer

  June 9, 2010 5:59 PM

  An accused murderer is back in jail after being arrested in Ascension Parish. Investigators believe Larry John Snyder, Jr. killed his girlfriend, Davina Chapman, and dumped her body off a bridge between Livonia and Krotz Springs last year. Snyder was supposed to be on house arrest, as one of... more »

• Accused murderer arrested for DWI

  June 1, 2010 5:23 PM

  An accused murder on house arrest was arrested on May 30, after a hit-and-run accident in Gonzales. According to Ascension Parish Sheriff Jeff Wiley, 36-year-old Larry John Snyder, Jr, Gonzales, rear-ended an unmarked Sheriff’s office car on Cornerview Road, and then fled the scene at 9:44 p.m. The deputy that... more »

• Man arrested for hit-and-run

  May 31, 2010 6:08 PM

  Ascension Parish Sheriff's deputies arrested 43-year-old Lawrence J. Furlow for the hit-and-run of 15-year-old Brent Duet. The teen was riding his bike with a friend on Saturday at 2 a.m. They were on Cannon Road, near Stevens Park, in Gonzales. Duet's grandmother Patricia Butler says he wasn't supposed to... more »

• Man charged in hit and run in Ascension Parish

  May 31, 2010 10:14 AM

  A man has been arrested in connection with a hit and run early Saturday morning in Ascension Parish. Authorities say Lawrence Furlow, 43, hit a 15-year-old boy while he was riding a bicycle around two a.m. on Cannon Rd. Witnesses say they saw a white SUV flee the scene... more »

• Teen injured in hit and run

  May 29, 2010 3:16 PM

  A 15 year old boy is hospitalized in serious condition after a hit and run accident overnight Friday in Ascension Parish. Witnesses tell deputies, the boy was riding his bicycle on Cannon Road near Steven's Park around 2:00am when he was apparently hit from behind by a white SUV.... more »

• Man gets 2-year deferred sentence in death

  May 28, 2010 5:21 AM

  A Zachary man received a deferred two-year prison sentence for the June 2008 hit-and-run death of a St. Francisville pedestrian. Darryl Whittington will serve two years of supervised probation and pay a $1,000 fine. He pleaded no contest to hit-and-run driving after his indictment in the death of Angela Davis... more »

• Man sentenced to 8 years in fatal hit-and-run

  May 25, 2010 6:32 AM

  A 49-year-old Prairieville man received an eight-year sentence in a deadly hit-and-run. Adam J. May pleaded guilty to felony hit-and-run. He was sentenced to eight years at hard labor in the 2009 death of Jeremy Michael Wendt. May ran off La. Highway 447, struck Wendt and continued without stopping. more »

• Friends donate blood for hit-and-run victim

  May 17, 2010 6:34 PM

  Dozens of people donated blood for a local bicyclist who is fighting for his life. Michael Bitton, an LSU graduate student, was hit by a pickup truck while biking on River Road last Saturday morning. Louisiana State Police linked car parts from the truck found at the scene... more »

• Hahn booked into EBR Parish Prison

  May 16, 2010 7:42 PM

  UPDATED with booking photograph and information from LA State Police. Louisiana State Police have charged Marshall A. Hahn, 30, of Lacombe, La., in the hit and run on River Road Saturday morning that severely injured LSU graduate student Michael Bitton. Bitton was bicycling south on River Road near... more »

• Marshall Hahn walkdown: LSP HQ

  May 16, 2010 4:41 PM

  UPDATE: Video of suspect walk at Lousiana State Police Headquaters, less than 30 minutes ago. (Press play video) Louisiana State Police have charged Marshall A. Hahn, 30, of Lacombe, La., in the hit and run on River Road Saturday morning that severely injured LSU graduate student Michael Bitton.... more »

• Man charged in hit and run on River Road

  May 16, 2010 3:21 PM

  Louisiana State Police have charged Marshall A. Hahn, 30, of Lacombe, La., in the hit and run on River Road Saturday morning that severely injured LSU graduate student Michael Bitton. Investigators received a tip last night that a Black 2006 Toyota Tundra matching the description involved in the hit... more »

• LSU Graduate student hit by vehicle on River Road

  May 15, 2010 11:40 AM

  An LSU graduate student was hit by a vehicle this morning on River Road near Brightside Drive. The incident occurred around 8:00a.m. We're told one person riding his bike was hit by a vehicle that subsequently left the scene. The bicyclist has been identified by State Police... more »

• Man sentenced in double manslaughter

  April 26, 2010 6:49 AM

  A Prairieville man has been sentenced to two concurrent 28-year jail terms after pleading guilty to two counts of manslaughter. Police say Blake Cannon Reine was being chased by an Opelousas police officer after leaving the scene of a hit-and-run accident in Opelousas, when Reine ran a red light and... more »

• Arrest made in hit-and-run that killed Hammond couple

  April 19, 2010 8:08 PM

  A twice convicted drunk driver is now in jail after a deadly hit-and-run in Tangipahoa Parish. 24-year-old Jake Kiefer, Springfield, is accused of crashing into another car two weeks ago on Interstate 55. For an unknown reason, Kiefer’s SUV crossed the median and crashed into a 2008 Ford Focus. The... more »

• Man from Bogalusa killed in hit and run crash

  April 19, 2010 10:06 AM

  A bicyclist hit by a white Ford SUV last night in Washington Parish has died. Authorities say Larry Boley, 48, was riding his bike on LA 21 near Bogalusa, when the SUV hit him from behind. They believe Boley had been drinking. Authorities do not have a suspect in... more »

• Man pleads no contest in fatal crash

  April 13, 2010 6:59 AM

  Darryl E. Whittington has pleaded no contest to felony hit-and-run driving in the June 2008 death of a woman who was hit by a vehicle near the entrance to the River Bend nuclear power plant. Family members of the victim, Angela Davis Guins, will be allowed to testify at the... more »

• Reward offered in deadly hit and run in Ponchatoula

  April 12, 2010 12:17 PM

  Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards needs your help finding a driver who fled the scene of a deadly crash in Ponchatoula last week. Carrie and Carl Vorenkamp were hit by a black SUV on Interstate 55. Their Ford Focus was pushed off the road, flipped and hit a parked... more »

• One dead in hit and run

  April 7, 2010 6:27 AM

  One person is dead after he was found in the middle of the road at 5200 Greenwell Springs Road around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday morning. Nearby police found a damaged bicycle. The unidentified man died after being taken to the hospital. Police are investigating this as a hit and run. more »

• Deadly hit and run in Opelousas

  March 30, 2010 11:57 AM

  A teenager is dead after a car ran into him while he was riding his bike in Opelousas, then fled the scene of the crash. Police said Tyrell Jenkins was pronounced dead at the scene. They believe the car that hit the teen will have damage to the right... more »

• Deadly hit and run crash in Shreveport

  March 29, 2010 9:25 AM

  Shreveport police are investigating a deadly hit and run crash that killed 88-year-old Clayton Manning of Shreveport. Police are working to get a description of the vehicle and find out what caused the crash. more »

• Deputies looking for hit and run suspects

  March 25, 2010 10:55 AM

  Terrebonne Parish deputies are looking for two females involved in hitting a child on a bicycle in the 600 block of Linda Ann St. in Gray. Deputies say the women were inside a dark-colored four door car when they hit the 6-year-old child while he was riding his bike, and... more »

• Pt. Allen police release video in hit & run case

  March 11, 2010 2:45 AM

  Port Allen police released video in the search for a hit-and-run driver who seriously injured a pedestrian February 17 on Commercial Drive. The vehicle enters the frame from the upper-left corner of the screen, but the impact with the pedestrian is not easily seen. The model of the vehicle... more »

• Family offers reward to find hit-and-run driver

  February 17, 2010 9:57 PM

  Three weeks ago, Troy Evans took his four wheeler in the early morning hours out on LA-67, and it was the last ride he'd ever take. An unknown driver hit Evans while he checked out the stalled four wheeler. While he lay in the road, a second car ran over... more »

• Port Allen Police investigating hit-and-run

  February 17, 2010 5:15 PM

  The Port Allen Police Department is investigating a hit-and-run accident that occurred this morning around 5:56 a.m. on Commercial Drive, in the city limits. A large, four door sedan hit a pedestrian, who sustained serious injuries. Police say the car is red in color and could possibly be an... more »

• Suspect identified in deadly hit-and-run

  February 11, 2010 10:56 AM

  Baton Rouge police say an arrest warrant has been issued for a Metairie man in the Jan. 31 fatal hit-and-run accident on Interstate 10 near College Drive. L' Jean McKneely, a police spokesman, says 33-year-old Christian J. Cvitanovich is wanted in the death of 20-year-old Mikel Carson of Hammond. When... more »

• Woman killed by hit-and-run driver

  February 8, 2010 7:20 AM

  A 34-year-old West Monroe woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash as she attempted to cross La. Highway 167. State police say the crash occurred at about 8:40 p.m. Saturday when Rachel Walker was crossing the highway from the east side. Troopers say as Walker attempted to cross the southbound... more »

• Hit-and-run vehicle recovered

  February 4, 2010 4:39 PM

  Baton Rouge Police Department investigators have located and recovered the vehicle that was involved in a deadly hit and run crash on Interstate 10 near College Drive over the weekend. The crash occurred early Sunday morning, killing 20-year-old Mikel Cara Carson of Hammond. Investigators received information that the vehicle, a... more »

• I-10 hit and run victim identified

  February 1, 2010 11:31 AM

  The victim of a deadly hit-and-run on I-10 in Baton Rouge has been identified. Police say 20-year-old Mikel Cara Carson of Hammond was hit Sunday morning as she was walking along I-10 East near College Drive. Investigators say an officer found an abandoned vehicle belonging to Carson on I-10 several... more »