A procession is being held to honor the lives of a Jefferson Parish couple killed in a crash in Baton Rouge.
The procession will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 10:30 a.m. to bring Shane Hirstius and his fiancée, Leah Fonte, back to Metairie for their final journey together.
In a Facebook post, the family invites friends, fellow first responders, and the entire community to join them in honoring their lives.
Kenner Fire Department is advising the public of a temporary traffic closure on southbound Williams Boulevard from I-10 to West Napoleon from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
The procession will start at West Napoleon Avenue and end at the Garden of Memories Funeral Home and Cemetery on Airline Drive.
Hirstius and Fonte were hit and killed by a car while walking on the shoulder of Nicholson Drive near LSU’s campus early Sunday morning.
Mia Camille Dawson, 20, has been arrested in connection with the deadly crash.
She is being charged with operating while impaired, reckless operation of a vehicle, hit-and-run driving, vehicular homicide, and vehicular negligent injury.
The couple was engaged and planning a wedding for March 2028. They both grew up in Jefferson Parish.
Fonte was a senior biological sciences major and served as fundraising chair for LSU Global Dental Brigades.
Before going to LSU, she graduated from Kenner Discovery, where she was on the dance team.
Hirstius graduated from Rummel and grew up playing sports at Mike Miley Playground. He also played baseball at Delgado Community College in 2024.
He was also a firefighter and operator with the Third District Volunteer Fire Department.
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