NEW ORLEANS, LA : 1 dead, 1 injured in hit-and-run crash on Earhart Expressway on Wednesday, 21st June 2023

A woman was killed and a man was injured when a hit-and-run driver crashed into a scooter on the Earhart Expressway, according to the New Orleans Police Department.

The crash happened around 10:10 p.m. on Wed., June 21.

Police say the man and woman, riding on a motorized scooter westbound on the Earhart Expressway, were struck from behind by an unknown vehicle at the overpass near Monticello Avenue. Both victims were ejected from the scooter, and authorities say the suspect vehicle fled the scene. The female victim was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office will conduct an autopsy to identify the deceased victim and determine the cause of death.


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