Police are searching
for a Louisiana woman after she ran over her ex-boyfriend's new girlfriend with
her car and left her with broken bones and other internal injuries.
Opelousas Police said
the woman identified as Lakeshia Rideau, of Opelousas fled the scene of a hit
and run crash before dawn on Saturday (Oct.19) outside the Crestview
Apartments.
According to KLFY
News, Rideau spotted her ex-boyfriend returning home after a night out with his
new girlfriend. Rideau reportedly floored the gas and struck the victim, before
fleeing the scene in a late model brown and tan Nissan Maxima.
Police Chief Martin
McClendon, confirmed that the incident happened around 1 a.m. when the victim
and her male companion were returning home from an evening out. He said a short
while later the victim was struck by a vehicle allegedly being driven by the
man’s ex-girlfriend, 28-year-old Lakeshia Rideau who then drove away.
According to him, the
victim was transported to a local hospital where it was determined that she
suffered broken bones in her legs and other internal injuries caused by a
vehicle tyre. She is expected to recover but may never walk the same again.
Rideau is wanted on
charges of attempted second-degree murder.
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