Pedestrian Eddie Ray King, 51, killed in collision with hit-and-run vehicle at North Claiborne Avenue and St. Philip Street in New Orleans, Louisiana
Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run in Treme, New Orleans police say
Investigators had set up a body screen at the foot of the entrance ramp, beside which lay a bicycle. No further information was immediately available.
NOPD seeking Infiniti with front damage in fatal hit-and-run of bicyclist
Anyone with information about the identity of the driver or a description of the vehicle is asked to call NOPD Det. Danny Ellis in the Traffic Fatality Unit at 504-658-6208 or Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.
NOPD recovers Infiniti believed to be involved in cyclist's hit-and-run death
NOPD spokesman Tyler Gamble said detectives, working off a tip received after a description of the car went out on social media Thursday, discovered the car's whereabouts in the 2700 block of Kerlerec Street, in the 7th Ward.
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