NEW ORLEANS — Four days after a Lexus fled the scene of a fatal hit & run in Metairie on Monday morning, police arrested a Metairie woman for the crime in Hancock, Mississippi on Christmas Eve.
A Crimestoppers tip led the investigation to the Metairie woman, Bridget Benton, 56.
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office investigators first identified Benton as a person of interest, but she was arrested and booked with negligent homicide, felony hit & run and obstruction of justice.
Benton will be moved to Jefferson Parish for prosecution.
The bicyclist was driving in the roadway in the 2200 block of Veterans Memorial Boulevard around 3 a.m. Monday when a vehicle hit him from behind, a JPSO spokesman said.
A passer-by stopped at the scene and called 911, Captain Jason Rivarde said.
"The victim was pronounced dead on the scene," Rivarde said.
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