Prairieville teen struck, killed while trying to push SUV to side of road - NOLA.com
An 18-year-old Prairieville resident, Richard Billingsley, Jr. , was struck and killed by a vehicle as he was trying to help push a disabled SUV to the side of the road in Ascension Parish. The driver who hit him was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, Louisiana State Police said. Billingsley was in the passenger seat of a 2005 Mazda Tribute driven by 20-year-old Ambar Hicks of Prairieville, police said. Police said Hicks turned the emergency flashers on and steered as Billingsley pushed from behind to get it out of the road. As he was pushing, Billingsley was hit by another vehicle being driven by 41-year-old J Thomas Bowers of Baton Rouge. Bowers was not wearing his seatbelt but was not injured, police said. Source: www.nola.com
