LSU senior dies after Nicholson Drive crash as probe continues

LSU senior Leah Fonte, 21, from Metairie, died after a vehicle struck her and another pedestrian on Nicholson Drive near the Baton Rouge campus at about 2:40 a.m. Sunday. The other pedestrian, identified in one report as Fonte’s fiancé, Shane Hirstius, was hospitalized in critical condition. Police said the driver stopped; no arrest or charges had been announced, and the investigation was ongoing. LSU expressed condolences and made campus counseling resources available to students and staff.