Brenda Gayton, 52, killed in pedestrian collision with alleged drunk driver Brian Gray, 38, at Canal Street and North Gayoso Street in New Orleans, Louisiana

A 50-year-old woman is dead after New Orleans police say a drunk driver struck her with his SUV Tuesday (Feb. 9) on Canal Street in Mid-City. The fatal accident was reported at 3:10 p.m. in the 3000 block of Canal Street, near the intersection with North Gayoso Street, police say. Police say Gray's blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit, at 0.172. Police say the unidentified woman was crossing the street on foot in the 3000 block of Canal Street when Gray's lakebound-traveling silver Ford Escape struck her. Gray fled the scene, police say, and the woman was taken to a local hospital where she died.

The 52-year-old woman struck and killed Tuesday afternoon (Feb. 9) on Canal Street by a suspected drunk driver has been identified as Brenda Gayton, Orleans Parish Coroner Dr. The documents said Gayton's apartment is in the 3200 block of Canal Street, two blocks from where she was struck. Rouse said Gayton died of blunt-force trauma after being struck near the corner of South Gayoso Street in Mid-City. Court documents obtained Thursday show that Gray failed a field sobriety test and had a blood-alcohol content of .172 shortly after the crash. Edwards reported smelling "a strong odor" of alcohol on Gray's breath, and seeing a purple-and-gold Crown Royal bag on the car's center console.