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White Driver Who Fatally Struck Black Man, Called Him Racial Slur After Death, Cleared of All Fault in Collision
A white driver who struck and killed a black Louisiana motorist who stopped to pick up debris off the roadway has been cleared of all wrongdoing in the fatal collision, state police said in a news release. This is despite the callousness that 18-year-old Matthew M. Martin allegedly showed after the crash, sending Snapchat messages…
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Louisiana Man Struck and Killed While Picking Up Debris From Roadway; Crass Social Media Posts Following Death Spark Outrage
A 31-year-old man was struck and killed by a vehicle Tuesday, apparently while he was removing debris from the roadway of U.S. Highway 171. According to KPLC-TV, authorities with the Louisiana State Police determined that Sherell L. Lewis Jr. had stopped his vehicle around 3:15 p.m. on the side of the southbound lanes to clean…