A pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries after a pickup truck struck him on North Hearne Avenue in Shreveport on Friday evening, September 25, 2026. Shreveport police responded near North Hearne Avenue and Forum Drive at approximately 5:27 p.m. The investigation remains open. What Police Found at the Scene Officers located an unconscious and unresponsive male…
Dedrick Washington, 54, died after a vehicle struck him in the 3100 block of Louisiana Highway 19 in Baker on September 28, 2026. The East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner’s Office identified him the following day. Baker police investigated the Monday-morning collision. Authorities closed Highway 19 between Ben Williams Lane and Spur Lane while officers…
Being on foot does not necessarily put a Louisiana hit-and-run victim outside an auto policy’s uninsured motorist coverage. A named insured or qualifying resident family member may have UM protection while walking, even when the insured car is parked at home. Sharing a household, however, is not enough by itself. The coverage question starts…
James Berthelot, 69, of Plaquemine, died after being struck while retrieving mail along LA 75 on September 21, 2026. WBRZ’s September 23 report, citing the Iberville Parish Coroner’s Office, identified him and placed the collision near the Bayou Pigeon Library. The State Police account describes Berthelot near the southbound roadside edge, then says a…
A 43-year-old man from Gray died after a Nissan Pathfinder struck him on LA 3040 near Westside Boulevard in Houma shortly before 4 a.m. on September 20, 2026. The Louisiana State Police release says both the SUV and the pedestrian were traveling south in the left lane. That preliminary account establishes the direction of…
Robin Taylor, 48, was booked on September 23, 2026, on allegations of hit-and-run driving and obstruction of justice in the July 11 death of Travis Barconey on Scenic Highway in Baton Rouge. WBRZ reported the arrest two days after publishing the police account that first identified Taylor as wanted. Barconey, 35, was outside a…
A 49-year-old man died after a vehicle struck him as he ran across westbound I-10 near the Morrison Road on-ramp in New Orleans East on September 19, 2026. The New Orleans Police Department’s account says the driver remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators. Officers responded around 12:23 p.m. and found the man…
A 38-year-old man from Daytona Beach, Florida, died after a pickup struck him on US 61 near Frank Drive outside Sorrento on September 17, 2026. Louisiana State Police reported that he was walking north in the left travel lane and that a northbound 2007 Chevrolet Silverado struck him there. The release did not identify…
Recovering the suspected hit-and-run vehicle was an important step in the Dutchtown Lane investigation. It did not, by itself, answer who was driving when a 22-year-old pedestrian was struck outside her Geismar home. WAFB and WBRZ reported on September 15, 2026 that Ascension Parish deputies had identified Kelvin Roel Gutierrez-Lara as the alleged driver…
A $1 million bond ruling in the Collin Lacaze hit-and-run case did not decide guilt. What it did was put several pieces of the prosecution’s evidence into the public record, including surveillance footage, vehicle debris, an alleged statement and a blood-test result that an officer described as negative. Collin Lacaze, a 16-year-old Alexandria Senior…
Bastrop police were seeking information about the fatal hit-and-run that killed Kerry L. Johnson, 59, on Henry Avenue. In its September 14, 2026 report, KNOE said police believed the collision occurred Friday night or Saturday morning. The report gave no precise collision time, vehicle description or suspect identification. That broad window matters when searching…
Tania Hamilton, 22, of Jena died after a pickup struck her at U.S. 165 and Dellwood Drive in Monroe on September 12, 2026. The Louisiana State Police release places the crash shortly after 5 a.m. It does not establish the exact crossing point or resolve who had the right of way. Troopers reported that…
Estelle Ford, 70, died after a hit-and-run on Gideon Street in Shreveport on September 7, 2026. The initial public appeal focused on cameras near the scene, including recordings that might show a vehicle passing through the neighborhood without capturing the collision itself. KSLA’s September 7 report, updated September 8, attributed the crash account to…
Derek Grandchampt, 40, of Nederland, Texas, died after a pickup struck him on U.S. 90 near Cleveland Road in Vinton on September 6, 2026. The central unanswered question is how much time the driver had to see him and respond. In its September 8 release, Louisiana State Police said a 2014 GMC Sierra was…
Gonzales police decided not to file criminal charges after the collision that killed Veronico Garcia on North Burnside Avenue. That decision is part of the public record of the crash, but the local reports do not explain the evidence behind it. Garcia, 44, was struck while crossing the road on August 29, 2026. He…