{"id":167836,"date":"2026-04-16T19:32:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T19:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/167836\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T19:32:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T19:32:08","slug":"deadly-hit-and-run-suspect-from-pennsylvania-arrested-in-louisiana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/167836\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadly hit-and-run suspect from Pennsylvania arrested in Louisiana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">WEST BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) &#8211; A man wanted in connection with a deadly crash in Pennsylvania was captured in West Baton Rouge Parish on Tuesday, April 14.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"WBRSO deputies arrested deadly hit-and-run suspect Ameer Nassar.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LLTLAS7UYJDJNOR5B64RTKMBHE.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"1313\" \/>WBRSO deputies arrested deadly hit-and-run suspect Ameer Nassar.(WBRSO)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">DEADLY CRASH IN PENNSYLVANIA<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">That crash happened on April 10 in Bethel Township, PA. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Pennsylvania State Police report a large white truck, possibly a tractor-trailer or box truck, was traveling in the right lane when it was driven into the victim\u2019s vehicle. The driver is suspected of hitting the tractor-trailer on the side of the road and driving off. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">A 33-year-old man was reportedly outside of his tractor-trailer, adjusting the load straps, when he was hit. Phillip Daniel Henderson of Bessemer, Florida, was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">LOUISIANA ARREST<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff\u2019s Office Criminal Patrol deputy pulled over a commercial box truck traveling on I-10. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">During the stop, deputies discovered that the driver, Ameer Nassar, 25, of Houston, was wanted by the Pennsylvania State Police in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash. The vehicle he was driving at the time of the stop was also identified as being involved in the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Nassar was taken into custody and booked into the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff\u2019s Office as a fugitive. He has since been transferred to the custody of the Pennsylvania State Police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wafb.com\/2026\/04\/16\/deadly-hit-and-run-suspect-pennsylvania-arrested-louisiana\/mailto:typo@wafb.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wafb.com\/2026\/04\/16\/deadly-hit-and-run-suspect-pennsylvania-arrested-louisiana\/mailto:typo@wafb.com\">Click here<\/a> to report a typo. 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