PRAIRIEVILLE - A woman is in jail after she allegedly struck and killed a pedestrian with her car Monday morning.

The crash was reported just before 7:00 a.m. on Highway 73 in Prairieville, across the street from a preschool. Police say 31-year-old Christian Martinez of Kenner was killed in the crash.

According to Louisiana State Police, the driver fled the scene of the crash with significant damage to the vehicle. 

#BREAKING Deadly hit and run under investigation in Prairieville off Highway 73 not far from I-10. @WBRZ pic.twitter.com/OoCA3M69PG

— Chris Nakamoto WBRZ (@ChrisNakamoto) August 13, 2018

State police are on the scene of a deadly hit-and-run incident on LA 73 in Prairieville. Drivers should avoid the area.https://t.co/8pnfH9zfcd pic.twitter.com/I2ISt6TPEq

— Jordan Whittington (@jwhittingtonBR) August 13, 2018

Hours later, police located the vehicle and the suspected driver, identified as 29-year-old Brittany Mackie of Prairieville. She was booked into the Ascension Parish Jail for negligent homicide, felony hit-and-run resulting in death, careless operation and failure to report a crash.