A man was arrested in connection to a fatal May 10 hit-and-run in the Desire Area, according to the New Orleans Police Department.
Montel Lee, 29, was booked Wednesday on a count of hit and run driving with death, police said.
Tiga Bryant, 54, was dealing with a flat tire on the Highrise bridge near Interstate 10 eastbound and France Road around 1 a.m. As she was retrieving a spare tire from her trunk, the driver of a Dodge pickup truck reportedly struck her, crushing her behind the two vehicles. The driver fled on foot, New Orleans police said.
Lee was later identified as the driver.