Overview
- Police say two people were struck just before 11 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, at Third and Prytania streets in New Orleans’ Garden District.
- One victim was pronounced dead at the scene, and the second was transported to a hospital with severe injuries.
- The vehicle that hit the victims left the scene, and police have not announced any arrests or a vehicle description.
- Later reports from WDSU and WGNO align on the Garden District location, following an earlier conflicting account naming Chef Menteur Highway and Bundy Road.
- The New Orleans Police Department is leading the investigation and has released no additional information as the case develops.