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Man arrested in connection with deadly St. Charles Avenue hit-and-run Share Updated: 5:17 PM CST Mar 11, 2021 WDSU Digital Team Share Updated: 5:17 PM CST Mar 11, 2021
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Show Transcript WEEKEND AT OUR NEXT BEST CHANCE OF RAIN. SULA: MARGARET, THANK YOU. POLICE SAY A MAN IS BEHIND BARS THIS EVENING FOR A HIT AND RUN THAT KILLED A NEW ORLEANS CLOTHING DESIGNER. ADRIAN CALISTE JUNIOR IS FACING CHARGES IN THE DEATH OF CHRISTINA LARSEN. HE WAS BOOKED ON VEHICLE MANSLAUGHTER AND FIRST-DEGREE INJURING OF PUBLIC RECORDS. THE HIT AND RUN HAPPENED BACK IN FEBRUARY AT ST. CHARLES AVENUE AND HARMONY STREET. LARSEN WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL , WHERE SHE LATER DIED. POLICE SAY CALISTE FILED A POLICE REPORT THAT HIS VEHIC
Christina Larsen, 31
Christina Larsen, 31, was walking her chocolate Lab in the Garden District at around 7 p.m. when she was struck by a car while starting to cross St. Charles Avenue.
The driver then abandoned the vehicle and fled the scene on foot, police said. According to a report on WWL-TV, 10 cars swerved around her body and kept going before a driver stopped to help.
Larsen was transported to a local hospital, where she died on March 2.
The 31-year-old Minnesota native was a pattern and textile designer for NOLA Couture, where she had worked since 2013, according to her LinkedIn page. She also worked part time in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, as an instructor’s assistant for the Bay Arts Center.