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Hit-and-run kills 1, injures another on Westbank

Hit-and-run kills 1, injures another on Westbank
WWL.com

A New Orleans woman was fatally injured by a hit-and-run driver early this morning on the Westbank Expressway, Louisiana State Police says. The crash left another person seriously injured.

According to state troopers, 46-year-old Fredrika Smith and the other person were walking down the east-bound Stumpf Blvd. exit ramp shortly after midnight, having left a vehicle in the right lane of the elevated expressway.


"At the same time, a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado exited US 90B upper level at Stumpf Boulevard, striking Smith and the other occupant," said Trooper Kate Stegall. "After the crash, the driver of the Silverado fled the scene and continued traveling down the exit ramp to a nearby parking lot, where the driver abandoned the vehicle."

Troopers are working to identify the driver of the Silverado. Anyone with information is asked to call Louisiana State Police Troop B at (504) 471-2775.