Woman pedestrian struck and killed in Violet on Sunday night, investigation being handled by State Police

A woman pedestrian was struck and killed in Violet Sunday night and an investigation was being handled by Louisiana State Police Troop B with help from the Sheriff’s Office.
Few details were available but the woman, whose name hasn’t been released, was possibly hit by two vehicles at Allo Mumphrey Drive and East St. Bernard Highway, with one car knocking her to the ground and what was described as possibly a dump truck then striking her while she was down.

The driver of the first vehicle stopped and was being interviewed but the truck driver, who may not have known the vehicle had hit someone on the ground kept going.

Authorities were stopping dump trucks in Chalmette looking for the driver involved.

The incident happened about 8:45 p.m.