The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office has no information about the driver in the hit-and-run.
The Jefferson Parish Coroner’s Office identified the woman killed in a Marrero hit-and-run Tuesday night (Aug. 8) as Gabrielle Dixon, 33.
Dixon, of Marrero, died of multiple blunt force injuries, said Mark Bone, chief death investigator for the coroner’s office.
Deputies found Dixon lying in the roadway near Ames Boulevard and Sixth Avenue in Marrero about 10: 50 p.m. after responding to a report of a pedestrian injured in a hit-and-run, said Lt. Jason Rivarde, spokesman for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office.
She was taken to University Medical Center in New Orleans, but Dixon succumbed to her injuries.
The Sheriff’s Office has no information about the vehicle that hit Dixon.
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Anyone with information about the hit-and-run crash that killed Gabrielle Dixon, including the vehicle involved or the identity of the driver, is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office investigations bureau at 504.364.5300. The public can also call Crimestoppers at 504.822.1111 or toll-free at 877.903.7867. Tips can be texted to C-R-I-M-E-S (274637) ; text TELLCS then the crime information. Callers or texters do not have to give their names or testify and can earn a $2,500 reward for information that leads to an indictment.
