Police search for driver who fled scene of scooter crash in Lafayette

Lafayette police are asking for the public’s help to find the driver who fled the scene after running over a woman on a scooter who had already been hit by a vehicle. It happened on Pinhook Road near the Vermilion River on March 4. Authorities reported that a woman riding a scooter was hit by a total of three vehicles. Police said Julie Steed, 24, was initially struck by a drunk driver. She was then hit by two other vehicles, with one driver failing to stop at the scene. Steed’s mother shared with News 15 that her daughter is now permanently paralyzed…

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