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On the night of January 14, 2021, 44-year-old construction worker Brady Michael Ortego was working on the Hale Boggs Bridge in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, installing cameras. A 2014 Ford F-150 pickup truck, driven by 22-year-old Hunter Mason Johnson, entered the active work zone and struck Ortego and three other workers. While the other workers sustained only minor injuries, the impact threw Ortego over the side of the bridge, causing him to fall more than 150 feet into the Mississippi River. ...Read More
Last Seen: Jan 14, 2021
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Victim Details

Jan 27, 2026

Jan 27, 2026

Brady

Michael Ortego

44

44

5'7 inches

155 lbs

White

Male

Jan 14, 2021

St. Charles Parish

Louisiana

St. Charles Parish

Louisiana State Police, Troop B

504-471-2775

01/27/2026