@wafb9: An LSU student and her fiancé were killed in a crash outside of Tigerland early Sunday morning. Police have arrested 20-year-old Mia Dawson in relation to the crash, saying she was under the .08 legal limit but was not old enough to be drinking. Dawson veered off the road and struck the two victims on the shoulder of Nicholson Dr. 21-year-old Leah Fonte, a biological sciences student at LSU, was killed at the scene. Her fiancé, LSU alumnus Shane Hirstius, a volunteer firefighter in Metairie, was taken to the hospital with serious injuries and later died.

WAFB Channel 9

Open In TikTok:

Region: US

Monday 19 October 2026 02:44:49 GMT