NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a fatal hit and run
near the 13800 block of Chef Menteur Highway.
Officers responded to a call about a body on the roadway. When they arrived, they found the body of a 74-year-old man.
Police say the man had been hit by a vehicle that was traveling eastbound on Chef Menteur Highway. The vehicle fled the scene, and the make and model of the vehicle are unknown.
The victim was pronounced dead on the scene.
The victim's name is being withheld until an autopsy can be performed by the Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office. The Coroner's Office will release the victim's name and an official cause of death, but not before the victim's family can be reached.
No further information at this time is available at this time.
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