Seeking help for a hit and run incident for New Orleans bicyclist.
BREAKING NEWS: 9/28/16: Rebekah Abernathy’s hit and run driver has been identified and arrested. Michael Foley confessed to committing the crime in his 2007 Dodge. We understand that he was driving on a suspended license. Thanks to everyone who called with tips and sightings of the car. We’ll post updates with the criminal case as they happen.
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Please help us find the driver of the vehicle who struck and seriously injured Rebekah Abernathy on Monday, September 12, 2016.
The vehicle appears to be a white Dodge Magnum and was driving in the bike lane on Magazine Street in front of the WW2 Museum. The vehicle will likely have some front-end damage. NOPD detectives are working the case.
We are now involving the bicycling community and the public to report any vehicle fitting this description to us ([email protected] or 504-274-2500). Thank you in advance for any help.
Charlie is a bicycle accident lawyer in Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi and a member of the Bike Law Network.
Having served as the president of the Texas A&M Cycling Team, where he led the team in appearances in the U.S. Collegiate National Championships, Charlie has spent thousands of hours riding his bicycle in Texas.
