Members of the New Orleans Police Department’s Traffic Fatality Unit responded to a Crimestoppers tip and booked 29-year-old Rodolfo Gonzales with (2) counts of Felony Hit and Run with Death.
Rodolfo Gonzales was apprehended Friday, January 14, 2022, shortly after 8:00 P.M., in the 6300 block of Chef Menteur Highway.
According to Investigators, on Sunday, January 9, 2022, shortly before 3:00A.M., Eighth District officers responded to the call of a Hit and Run crash with injury in the 100 block of Bourbon Street.
Upon their arrival, officers located a pedestrian who had been struck by a SUV.
Emergency Medical Technicians arrived on the scene and transported the victim to a local hospital where he later died.
Throughout the course of the investigation, the Traffic Fatality detectives determined that the two-tone dark colored and tan Ford Expedition was traveling against the flow of traffic in the 100 block of Bourbon Street and struck the pedestrian.
As a result of the assistance from the public and media, the suspect was apprehended.
Anyone with additional information on this incident is asked to contact Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at 504-822-1111 or toll-free 1-877-903-STOP.
