Mandeville, LA: Victim in fatal hit and run identified, suspect arrested

The motorcyclist killed in a hit and run accident in Mandeville Saturday afternoon has been identified as 64-year-old Louis J. Congemi Jr. of Abita Springs, according to Mandeville police.

Congemi was struck around 4:30 p.m. while travelling northbound on theNorth Causeway Approach near Louisiana Highway 22.

An SUV, driven by 31-year-old Ashley Lewis of New Orleans, merged into Congemi’s lane, hitting the motorcycle and knocking Congemi off his vehicle.

Congemi was transported to Lakeview Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

Lewis fled the scene before surrendering to police around 8 p.m. on Saturday.

Ashley Lewis
MPD

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