BATON ROUGE, La. (WVUE) – A senior LSU biology student from Metairie died early Sunday (Oct. 18) when she and a companion were struck by a car while walking near the Baton Rouge campus, school officials said.
A statement from LSU identified the student as Leah Fonte, a biological sciences student from Jefferson Parish.
“The LSU family is grieving today after learning of this tragic accident involving our student Leah Fonte,” LSU chancellor Jim Dalton said in the statement. “Resources across campus, including counselors with LSU Cares, are already available to our entire community. We collectively join in supporting the Fonte family and Leah’s friends as they navigate this most difficult time.”
LSU mourns the loss of student Leah Fonte. https://t.co/Xmxr5QcK80
— LSU (@LSU)
The Baton Rouge Police Department told WAFB that two pedestrians were struck by a vehicle around 2:40 a.m. in the 5000 block of Nicholson Drive. One person — later identified as Fonte — died at the scene, while the other was taken to a hospital in critical condition…