Overview
- Kristen Anders, 55, was arrested at the scene and booked on a vehicular homicide charge, according to Slidell police.
- A judge set bail at $50,000, and Anders is being held at the St. Tammany Parish Jail.
- The St. Tammany Parish Coroner identified the victim as Carson Lawson, 5, with an autopsy and toxicology testing pending.
- Police say Anders did not realize the child was in front of her 2016 GMC Yukon, stopped immediately, and has cooperated with investigators.
- Officers responded shortly after 7 a.m. Tuesday to the 300 block of Spartan Loop in Slidell, where two of the boy’s siblings were reported to be in the vicinity.