An LSU student and her fiancé, a Louisiana firefighter, were killed early Sunday morning (October 18) after police say an impaired driver struck the couple as they walked along Nicholson Drive near the LSU campus.
The victims, identified as 21-year-old Leah Victoria Fonte and 21-year-old Shane David Hirstius, were engaged to be married in March 2028. Instead, their families and communities are now mourning the loss of the young couple following a crash that has led to the arrest of a 20-year-old woman.
According to Baton Rouge Police, the couple had been walking along the shoulder of Nicholson Drive when they were struck by a vehicle around 2:40 a.m.
Driver Arrested Following Fatal Crash Near LSU
Baton Rouge Police identified the driver as 20-year-old Mia Camille Dawson, who investigators say was operating a 2016 Nissan Rogue southbound on Nicholson Drive.
Police allege Dawson veered off the roadway in the 5000 block of Nicholson Drive near Lee Drive, striking Fonte and Hirstius as they walked along the right shoulder…