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- Police arrested 20-year-old Mia Dawson, charging her with operating while impaired, hit-and-run, vehicular homicide and negligent injuring.
- The crash at 2:40 a.m. on Nicholson Drive in Baton Rouge killed LSU Leah Fonte and her fiancé Shane Hirstius.
- Dawson’s blood alcohol was below the legal limit, yet she faces intoxication charges because she cannot drink.
- LSU President Wade Rousse expressed condolences to the Fonte family and prayed for comfort.
