Fender bender turns into carjacking early Sunday in Upper 9th Ward: NOPD

Fender bender transforms into a carjacking in Bywater.

A 50-year-old woman was carjacked after being rear-ended early Sunday (March 4) in Upper Ninth Ward, New Orleans police said.

The woman was driving near the intersection of France and North Dorgenois streets around 1:17 a.m. when a red SUV hit her from behind, according to a preliminary police report. A male passenger from the SUV exited the vehicle with a plastic bag covering his hand and pointed his hand at the woman, the report said.

The woman got out of her car and the man drove off in her grey 2005 Acura CSX, the report said. The red SUV followed, according to the report.

No additional information was immediately available.