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• Bicyclist dies after hit-and-run

  April 19, 2010 12:30 PM

  BOGALUSA, La. (AP) State police say a bicyclist has died from injuries in a hit-and-run accident south of Bogalusa. Forty-eight-year-old Larry Boley of Bogalusa died early Sunday, according to a state police news release. State police say he was hit from behind Saturday night as he was riding on Louisiana... more »

• Teen dies in hit and run accident

  March 30, 2010 12:44 PM

  OPELOUSAS, La. (AP) Opelousas Police Chief Perry Gallow says 17-year-old Tyrell Devon Jenkins was killed in a hit-and-run bicycle-vehicle accident. Gallow said Jenkins was traveling north on La. Highway 357 Monday night when he was struck by a car. Jenkins was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say the car... more »

• Fatal hit and run crash in Shreveport

  March 29, 2010 10:20 AM

  SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) Shreveport police are investigating a fatal hit and run crash. Police have identified a man killed Saturday night as 88-year-old Clayton Manning of Shreveport. Sgt. Bill Goodin said the vehicle that struck Manning left the scene before officers arrived. Goodin said crash investigators are working to obtain... more »

• Suspect identified in fatal hit-and-run

  February 11, 2010 6:57 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) 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, tells The Advocate Wednesday that 33-year-old Christian J. Cvitanovich is wanted in the... more »

• Woman killed by hit-and-run driver

  February 8, 2010 8:11 AM

  WEST MONROE, La. (AP) 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... more »

• Suspect hit-run SUV found at Metairie shop

  February 5, 2010 7:52 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Baton Rouge police say a 2005 Ford Expedition that investigators suspect was involved in a fatal hit and run on Interstate 10 has been found at a Metairie body shop. Sgt. Don Kelly said the vehicle was impounded Thursday afternoon and returned to Baton Rouge for... more »

• Information sought in death along I-10

  February 1, 2010 6:43 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) A hit-and-run on Interstate 10 left one woman dead and Baton Rouge authorities searching for the person responsible. Lt. Todd Lee, a police department spokesman, said officers responded to reports of a person lying on the side of the road on I-10 near College Drive at... more »

• Man dies in hit & run accident

  January 15, 2010 12:26 PM

  JEFFERSON, La. (AP) State police are investigating a fatal hit and run accident. Troopers say 52-year-old William E. Jackson, who lived in the New Orleans area, was hit Thursday night on U.S. Highway 90 in Jefferson Parish near the Huey P. Long Bridge. Jackson was pronounced dead at the scene.... more »

• Woman arrest woman in fatal hit-and-run case

  November 25, 2009 7:02 AM

  DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (AP) State police have arrested a Denham Springs woman in connection with a hit-and-run wreck on Nov. 18 that killed a man near Watson. Following a tip, The Advocate of Baton Rouge reports troopers discovered a white Mercury Grand Marquis that had crash damage to the right... more »

• State police probe fatal hit and run

  November 20, 2009 7:11 AM

  WATSON, La. (AP) State police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run accident on La. Highway 1026. Troopers say 56-year-old Richard C. France of Denham Springs apparently was struck from behind as he pushed his bicycle in the eastbound traffic lane. Investigators tell The Advocate of Baton Rouge that shortly after daybreak... more »

• Driver in fatal crash contacts police

  November 19, 2009 7:03 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Baton Rouge police say the driver of a second car believed to have struck one or both of the pedestrians in a fatal crash last week has come forward. Sgt. Don Kelly, a police spokesman, tells The Advocate of Baton Rouge that the driver of the... more »

• Boy dies after hit and run

  November 13, 2009 6:48 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Police say a boy was killed and a man injured when they were hit by at least one vehicle while trying to cross a Baton Rouge street. The accident occurred at 5:40 p.m. Thursday. Capt. Rodney Adams told The Advocate that 4-year-old Andre Williams and Johnny... more »

• Man jailed in fatal hit-and-run

  October 27, 2009 8:37 AM

  LAKE ARTHUR, La. (AP) A 28-year-old Lake Arthur man faces charges in connection with an early morning accident that killed another Lake Arthur man who was leaving his high school reunion. Police Chief Cheryl Vincent said Durry McZeal was leaving his class reunion at the Lake Arthur Community Center shortly... more »