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A woman is facing an upgraded charge for a deadly crash on the Crescent City Connection Bridge.
Louisiana State Police allege Azaria Scott, 26, was intoxicated when she rear-ended a motorcyclist on U.S. Highway 90B on October 4.
Lonnie Thompson, 36, who was not wearing a helmet, died at the hospital over a week after the crash.
Scott allegedly left the scene, but was found shortly later.
Her initial charge of negligent injuring has been upgraded to vehicular homicide.
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