On January 1, 2010, at approximately 2:48 AM, Troop B was notified of a man’s body lying on the shoulder of the road on US 90 east at mile post 235, which is approximately 0.4 miles west of LA 632. The man was identified as Chad M. Gaubert (W/M, age 28) of Paradis, LA.

On Saturday, January 02, 2010, Jennifer Theriot (W/F, age 28) and William Theriot (W/M, age 30), both of Lockport, LA, entered the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office and turned themselves in, admitting they hit a pedestrian on US 90 east on January 1, 2010. Jennifer Theriot told investigators that she was driving a 2008 Jeep Wrangler and hit a pedestrian that was walking in the middle of the roadway. William Theriot was a passenger in the Jeep at the time of the crash. After hitting the pedestrian, both Jennifer and William Theriot exited the Jeep an observed the victim lying on the roadway. Without rendering aid or reporting the crash, they then fled the scene.

Jennifer Theriot was booked into St. Charles Parish lock-up for Felony Hit and Run. William Theriot was also booked for Accessory After the Fact relating to the Felony Hit and Run.