Christina Larsen, 31 Christina Larsen, 31, was walking her chocolate Lab in the Garden District at around 7 p.m. when she was struck by a car while starting to cross St. Charles Avenue. The driver then abandoned the vehicle and fled the scene on foot, police said. According to a report on WWL-TV, 10 cars swerved around her body and kept going before a driver stopped to help. Larsen was transported to a local hospital, where she died on March 2. The 31-year-old Minnesota native was a pattern and textile designer for NOLA Couture, where she had worked since 2013, according to her LinkedIn page. She also worked part time in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, as an instructor’s assistant for the Bay Arts Center.