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• School Board president arrested in hit and run

  June 17, 2013 9:11 AM

  GREENSBURG, LA. (AP) - State police have arrested the president of the Livingston Parish School Board after a 21-year-old Mississippi man was killed in a hit-and-run in St. Helena Parish. Trooper First Class Melissa Matey says the accident occurred shortly before 5 a.m. Saturday when William Iasigi, of Liberty, Miss.,... more »

• Woman killed in hit and run accident

  June 18, 2012 9:42 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans police are searching for the driver of a gray or silver Saturn Vue that struck and killed a 53-year-old woman. John Gagliano, chief investigator for the Orleans Parish Coroner's Office, tells The Times-Picayune the woman has been identified as Carolyn Hatch of New Orleans.... more »

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

  May 29, 2012 6:00 AM

  NEW IBERIA, La. (AP) - 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... more »

• Hit-and-run driver kills Marksville man

  February 6, 2012 10:07 AM

  SIMMESPORT, La. (AP) - State police say a 36-year-old pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run on La. Highway 1 in Simmesport. The Town Talk reports Levi Jones Jr. of Marksville was found in the south lane of La. Highway 1 Saturday after an unidentified vehicle struck him around 3 p.m.... more »

• Sulpher woman arrested for hit-and-run

  December 20, 2011 3:04 PM

  Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office reports that at approximately 1:00 a.m., on December 20, police responded to Carlyss Drive in Sulphur in reference to a hit and run involving a pedestrian. After speaking the the pedestrian, officials found that he was walking northbound in the 3900 block of Carlyss Drive... more »

• Teen booked in hit-and-run

  September 15, 2011 9:49 AM

  HOUMA, La. (AP) - A teenager in Houma has been booked with hit-and-run driving in an accident that injured an 11-year-old boy. The driver told Terrebonne sheriff's deputies that it was foggy at the time of the accident and he didn't notice children waiting for a bus near an apartment... more »

• Father hopes to solve son's death in hit and run

  March 9, 2011 10:10 PM

  State Police are asking for you to help solve a fatal hit and run that happened just outside Youngsville back in December. It was on Louisiana 339 near Perkins Road in the early morning hours on December 23rd. 37-year-old Heath Falterman was killed. Now, his family wants to know who... more »

• Shreveport officer cited for hit-and-run

  February 10, 2011 9:10 PM

  SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - Shreveport Police have cited a patrol officer with one count of hit-and-run involving a department-issued police car. Crash investigators began an inquiry after an officer noticed damage to the car's front driver's side door and fender. During the probe, police spokesman Sgt. Bill Goodin says investigators... more »

• Handicapped Sunset Man in Critical Condition After Hit and Run

  January 3, 2011 7:21 PM

  A handicapped man is in critical condition after a hit-and-run accident. The accident happened Saturday morning. The driver of the vehicle was a mystery until today. Sunset Chief of Police, Alexcie Guillory, said 20 year old Megan Young turned herself into police Monday morning. Young is the daughter of a... more »

• Hit and Run

  October 26, 2010 6:52 AM

  State police continue to search for a driver who hit and killed a pedestrian in St. Mary Parish. The vehicle likely has right side damage. It's believed to be a gold or beige colored Chevy Tahoe or G-M-C Yukon -- model years 1999 through 2002. The hit and run left... more »

• Update on Fatal Hit and Run

  October 23, 2010 10:00 PM

  An update on a fatal hit and run crash this week in Saint Mary Parish. State Police are looking for a gold or pewter colored Chevy Tahoe or GMC Yukon, model years 1999-2002. Troopers believe the driver struck and killed a Florida man as he walked on the side... more »

• Police catch Wal-Mart hit and run suspect, victim talks

  September 22, 2010 6:48 PM

  Police make an arrest in a brutal hit and run in Bayou Vista. It was all caught on tape. Thibodaux police arrested 22-year-old Jacob Landry on a warrant for the St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office. Landry is accused of striking two women while driving a car in a Wal-Mart parking... more »

• Wal Mart Hit and Run Arrest

  September 22, 2010 10:23 AM

  A Wal Mart hit and run suspect has been arrested in Thibodaux. Jacob J. Landry, 22, was arrested by Thibodaux Police Department on a warrant for St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office for Hit and Run, Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle and Reckless Operation with an Accident. The arrest stems... more »

• Hit and run caught on tape

  September 14, 2010 7:15 PM

  A 60-year-old woman is still recovering after being struck by a car at a Wal-mart parking lot in Bayou Vista. Just after the woman was hit, the driver hit the gas and struck another pedestrian. Then, the driver sped away. It's something you'll only find on KATC.com: video... more »

• Man Sentenced to 8 years in Fatal Hit-and-Run

  May 25, 2010 9:17 AM

  LIVINGSTON, La. (AP) - A 49-year-old Prairieville man received an eight-year sentence in a hit-and-run fatality. Assistant District Attorney David Guidry said Adam J. May pleaded guilty to felony hit-and-run Monday and state District Judge Doug Hughes sentenced him to eight years at hard labor in the 2009 death of... more »

• Fatal Hit and Run Accident on St. Landry Parish Crime Stoppers

  April 6, 2010 1:57 PM

  This week St. Landry Crime Stoppers needs your help in solving a fatal crash that happened in Opelousas. Tyrell Devon Johnson, age 17, was killed about 9pm Monday, March 29, 2010 in a hit and run bicycle accident. Police are looking for an older grey colored truck, possibly a Dodge... more »

• UPDATE: Opelousas Teen Killed By Hit And Run

  April 1, 2010 2:26 PM

  UPDATE: Opelousas Police Department has released information in the investigation of a hit and run that killed Tyrell Jenkins, 17. The vehicle is described as a 1988-1993 Dodge 2 door Dually pick-up. It has a 3 inch strip of mirror tint along the top windshield. The right rear fender... more »

• Opelousas Teen Killed by Hit and Run Driver

  March 31, 2010 6:48 PM

  An Opelousas teen is run down in the street while riding his bike. Tyrell Jenkins was only 17, he never got to graduate from the St. Landry Accelerated Transition School. His life was cut short as he rode his bike during spring break. His family is now pleading for the... more »

• CrimeStoppers of Acadia Needs Help Finding Hit and Run Suspect

  January 25, 2010 10:10 AM

  Crime Stoppers of Acadia Parish needs your help to identify a suspect involved in a Hit & Run investigation. Rayne Police are investigating a Saturday, January 9th, 2010 hit & run accident. The incident occurred at approximately 11:00 pm on Highway 35 South near its intersection with Betty Street.... more »

• Another Person Dies In An Iberia Hit-and-Run

  January 19, 2010 3:20 PM

  An Iberia Parish man is dead after being struck by a vehicle in New Iberia. The accident happened just after 7 this morning at the intersection of Anderson and Myrtis Street in New Iberia. The 60-year-old victim was taken to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead.... more »

• Memorial Planned for Hit and Run Victim

  January 5, 2010 3:53 PM

  Memorial plans are set for a hit and run victim in Breaux Bridge. Robin Hinrichs, 53, died January 1, 2010 after being hit by two trucks on Mills Street near Bridge Bar. An anonymous tip led Breaux Bridge Police to a hit and run suspect on Monday morning. Police... more »

• Hit and Run Driver Arrested

  January 4, 2010 6:50 PM

  An anonymous tip leads Breaux Bridge Police to a hit and run suspect. Monday morning police arrested 49-year old Sidney Sylvester, who admitted to driving away in a panic. He's charged with negligent homicide and hit and run. Monday afternoon, family members of Robin Hinrichs made plans for his funeral.... more »

• Second arrest made in hit and run on November 29, 2009

  December 23, 2009 1:01 PM

  UPDATE III: Second Arrest made in Hit and Run On December 23, 2009, traffic investigators arrested Douglas Smith (38) of Lafayette and charged him with Accessory After the Fact of Felony Hit and Run. Douglas Smith is the spouse of Sherry Smith and is alleged to have been riding in... more »

• Big Three Stories for Thursday, September 24th

  September 24, 2009 8:09 AM

  State Police have released the identity of the victim killed in a hit and run incident. 38-year-old Benjamin Lewis from Houston, Texas was discovered in the 37-hundred block of Verot School Road between Fortune Road and Highway 92. State Police believe the vehicle came from the north bound lane of... more »