SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) – Officers are investigating an incident where a woman was fatally struck by a vehicle as she was running across Jewella Avenue.
On July 25, at 9:45 p.m., the Shreveport Police Department (SPD) responded to a vehicle-vs-pedestrian crash at the intersection of Jewella Avenue and Sumner Street.
The pedestrian, Paula Garcia, suffered severe injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. Because of the extent of her injuries, the Caddo Parish Coroner’s Office took over handling the investigation into the cause of her death…