A Tickfaw man is now being charged with murder after shooting at a car, hitting and killing a 17-year-old pregnant girl during a road rage incident on Sunday.

Katelynn Strate, 17, of Ponchatoula, died Tuesday evening. Advertisement

According to deputies, on Sunday, around 9 a.m., Strate, who was a passenger in a Ford Expedition was traveling on North Hoover Road in the Ponchatoula area.

Barry West, 54, of Tickfaw, was driving a Dodge truck in the same direction.

According to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office, the two cars were tailgating and brake-checking each other before West fired his gun, hitting Strate in the passenger seat.

The driver of the car realized Strate was shot and called 911 before driving to a hospital.

Strate was pregnant, and the baby was delivered via C-sec

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