WEST FELICIANA — After family members reached out to the West Feliciana Sheriff’s Office to report a missing family member, deputies unfortunately found his body from an apparent hit and run.
It was around 7:30 a.m. on April 12th when someone happened to see a body on Solitude Rd. in the Solitude Community. Deputies responded to the scene and confirmed it was a body.
He has now been identified as Delvin Whitaker, Jr., 25, of St. Francisville.
Deputies say Whitaker’s body was found on the shoulder of the road with injuries consistent from a vehicle hitting him. He died at the scene.
WFSO is requesting anyone with information on the vehicle or its driver to please call law enforcement immediately. “We’re asking that anyone who may have seen Mr. Whitaker, or witnessed anything related to his death to contact us,” said WFSO Sheriff Brian Spillman.
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