‘Bubbly, radiant’ 19-year-old LSU student fatally struck by car, officials say
UPDATE: Four people were charged and arrested on Jan. 22 after officials determined that Madison Brooks had been raped before she was fatally struck by a car.
The original story is below.
A Louisiana State University sophomore died after she was struck by a car, the school and deputies said.
Madison Brooks was hit around 3 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 15, according to the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office. The wreck happened about 4 miles from the university’s campus.
Deputies said Brooks was standing in the road for an unknown reason when she was struck. Officials do not think the driver was impaired.
An investigation into the incident is ongoing.
Brooks was hospitalized after she was hit, the school said, according to WBRZ. She died later that day.
“This is a tragedy for all of us at LSU, especially Madison’s family, friends, sorority sisters, and classmates,” a university spokesperson said in a statement to McClatchy News. “Our thoughts and prayers are with all of them as they go through this extremely difficult time and begin the grieving process.”
Loved ones remember Brooks as “bubbly, radiant and so loving.”
“It is going to be so hard to go through life without you, but I promise to carry you with me everyday,” one friend said in an Instagram story.
“Words cannot express the pain I’m feeling right now and the loss we are suffering,” another friend posted. “You will always have a piece of my heart.”
“Most contagious smile, laughter, heart,” a third friend shared. “Your spirit will live on forever.”
This story was originally published January 16, 2023 at 1:07 PM with the headline "‘Bubbly, radiant’ 19-year-old LSU student fatally struck by car, officials say."
