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BATON ROUGE — A street racer pleaded guilty Monday to manslaughter and aggravated flight after being accused of killing a woman during a chase that hit speeds of more than 100 mph following the 2022 Garth Brooks concert at Tiger Stadium. Darrien Rogers walked free pending sentencing to a five-year prison term.

Over the past decade, Baton Rouge police launched a car chase about once every three days, with 83% initiated over non-violent crimes despite the risk of devastating crashes.

The father of a deaf man who was killed when a Baton Rouge police officer sped through a red light without braking during a pursuit last year has filed a

A man accused of killing a woman with his car as he recklessly fled police earlier this year has a new warrant for his arrest after he skipped a court hearing related to the deadly pursuit.

A man accused of killing a woman with his car as he recklessly fled police earlier this year has a new warrant for his arrest after he skipped a court hearing related to the deadly pursuit.

BATON ROUGE - As the sun went down Tuesday evening, balloons went up at Memorial Stadium in memory of Sherell Weston. 

BATON ROUGE - As the sun went down Tuesday evening, balloons went up at Memorial Stadium in loving memory of Sherell Weston. 

A man accused of killing a woman after he ran a red light while racing away from police Saturday is tied to the same group that took credit for clogging up a major street as concertgoers were leaving Garth Brooks sold-out show at Tiger Stadium.

BATON ROUGE - A woman was killed Saturday night after an erratic driver allegedly ran a red light and crashed into her vehicle while fleeing police.