NEW ORLEANS — One woman is dead after a car struck her while she was walking in the 8500 block of the I-10 Service Road Saturday night, according to the New Orleans Police Department.
NOPD said the call came in at 8:39 p.m. Officers said the adult female pedestrian was dead when they arrived on the scene.
"Upon arrival, officers discovered an adult female pedestrian in the eastbound lane. EMS arrived and pronounced the victim deceased at the scene, the NOPD said in an initial report.
"Through investigation, it was determined that the victim was walking on the side of the road when they were struck by an unknown vehicle."
Anyone with additional information on this incident is urged to contact Traffic Fatality Investigators at (504) 658-6205 or Crimestoppers anonymously at (504) 822-1111.
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