WBR deputies arrest man wanted in connection with fatal hitandrun in Pennsylvania
Apr 16, 2026
PORT ALLEN mdash; West Baton Rouge Parish deputies arrested a man wanted in Pennsylvania in connection with a fatal hit-and-run.nbsp;The West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said a deputy stopped 25-year-old Ameer Nassar, of Houston, on Tuesday as he was driving a box truck on I-10 westbound fo
r a traffic violation.During the traffic stop, the deputy found that Nassar was wanted by the Pennsylvania State Police. He allegedly hit and killed a 33-year-old truck driver in Bethel Township, Pennsylvania, in the same box truck he was driving through West Baton Rouge Parish. The truck driver had pulled over on the shoulder of the road and was adjusting straps when Nassar allegedly crashed into him and then kept driving.nbsp;Nassar was booked in West Baton Rouge Parish but has since been transferred into the custody of Pennsylvania State Police.nbsp;Permalink| Comments
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