16-year-old dragged, run over in Violet: 15-year-old booked

VIOLET, La. — A 16-year-old teen died after getting involved in an altercation with another teen in a van, being dragged and then run over Monday night in Violet, according to the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office.

The incident occurred around 9 p.m. in the 2200 block of Meraux Lane.

Deputies responded to a call of a person lying in the road at the location, where they found the young man on the ground and in distress. He was taken to the hospital, where he later died…

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