The NOPD is requesting assistance from the public in identifying and locating a suspect vehicle and its driver in the ongoing investigation of a hit-and-run crash with injury that occurred on June 2, 2023, at the intersection of Wisner Boulevard and Friedrichs Avenue.

At about 11:00 a.m. on June 2, a motorcyclist was operating his vehicle near the listed intersection when he was reportedly struck by a vehicle described as a gray/silver pickup truck with a camper top. The truck then fled the scene. The incident caused life-threatening injuries to the motorcycle operator.

Through the course of investigation, NOPD Traffic Division’s Hit and Run Investigations Unit has obtained an image of a vehicle believed to be the perpetrator vehicle in this incident. The vehicle is believed to possibly have front-end damage on the driver’s side, consistent with a crash. The pictured vehicle was seen turning from Paris Avenue onto Gentilly Boulevard at about 11:02 a.m. on June 2, before accessing Interstate 610 East at the Gentilly Boulevard on-ramp.

Anyone with additional information on this incident, the suspect vehicle and/or the vehicle’s driver is urged to contact NOPD Traffic Division Hit and Run Investigations Unit at 504-658-6210. Those wishing to report information anonymously can do so by calling Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at 504-822-1111 or toll-free at 1-877-903-STOP.

Have a question or correction? Please email NOPD’s Public Affairs Division at nopdpio@nola.gov.