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Derrick Populus, 44, arrested for hitting 21-month-old cousin with vehicle in Slidell, Louisiana

Modified Date: 
Wed, 04/08/2015 - 4:13pm
Accident Date: 
Friday, March 13, 2015

Slidell man arrested for hit and run involving a toddler

A 21-month-old boy was air-lifted to Children's Hospital in New Orleans after he was struck by a vehicle while playing in the driveway of his Slidell home Friday evening.

Slidell toddler improving after hit-and-run in his own driveway

The child was not identified, but the sheriff's office said that on Sunday doctors moved the boy out of intensive care and into a regular room at Children's Hospital.
A 21-month old child was playing in the driveway at his house when his cousin, Derrick Populus, struck him with a car. Populus notified the family that the child had been injured, and then left the scene, failing to mention that he was the one that hit him. The boy was airlifted to a children's hospital in critical condition. Populus was later arrested for felony hit and run.
Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics: 
Children/Minors Involved, Hit and Run
People Involved: 
Derrick Populus
Roadway: 
Malter Lane
City: 
Slidell, LA
County: 
St. Tammany Parish, LA
Area: 
New Orleans, LA

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