Slidell, Louisiana — What should have been an ordinary Sunday night shift at a local nursing home spiraled into a nightmare of shocking negligence, indifference, and deception, leaving one employee in critical condition and a community reeling from disbelief.

According to Slidell Police, 67-year-old nursing home employee Lillian Sellers was captured on surveillance video reversing her SUV at high speed and violently striking a co-worker in the parking lot. The disturbing footage, investigators say, revealed not just the crash, but what Sellers did next: she calmly stepped out of her vehicle, walked past her gravely injured colleague, bent down to retrieve a broken piece of her bumper, and then simply walked away—without offering a single gesture of help.

Moments later, Sellers reportedly clocked in for her shift as though nothing had happened. Inside the facility, she allegedly told fellow staff members that “a woman fell in the parking lot.” That fabricated explanation sent employees rushing outside to help, unaware that their co-worker’s life-threatening injuries had not been caused by a stumble but by Sellers’ reckless driving.

The Emergency Call

Paramedics were dispatched around 11 p.m. after staff reported what they believed was a medical emergency. The victim—whose name has not yet been released publicly—was rushed to a nearby hospital. Doctors quickly determined that her injuries were inconsistent with a simple fall. Instead, they bore unmistakable signs of trauma caused by a vehicle.

Her condition rapidly deteriorated, forcing the hospital to alert police. By 3 a.m., Slidell officers had arrived at the nursing home to review the so-called “fall” captured on the facility’s cameras. What they uncovered stunned even veteran investigators: the horrifying hit-and-run replayed in high definition, leaving no doubt about what had truly happened.

A Cold Display of Indifference

Police Chief Randy Fandal described the footage as both disturbing and heartbreaking. “It’s really sad to watch,” Fandal told local reporters. “She gets out of the vehicle, walks over to the victim lying on the pavement, and then instead of rendering aid, she picks up a piece of her vehicle and removes it from the scene.”

The chief emphasized that Sellers’ actions went beyond reckless driving. They constituted an attempted cover-up—an effort to erase evidence while a co-worker’s life hung in the balance. “It’s being investigated as a hit-and-run,” he confirmed.

Though police chose not to release the moment of impact to the public, they did release clips showing Sellers backing her vehicle, exiting the SUV, approaching the victim, and then casually walking away with the broken car part in her hand.

Arrest and Charges

Sellers was quickly identified, taken into custody, and booked into the Slidell City Jail before being transferred to the St. Tammany Parish Jail. She now faces a list of serious charges:

Reckless Operation of a Motor Vehicle

Hit and Run Driving Causing Serious Bodily Injury

Negligent Injuring

Obstruction of Justice by Tampering with Evidence

Witnesses told police that it was not unusual for Sellers to drive erratically in the parking lot. However, investigators say there is no current evidence that she struck her co-worker intentionally. Instead, they believe she was rushing to clock in for her shift and driving in reverse around the facility’s one-way loop in order to park.

Even so, authorities stress that Sellers “obviously knew she struck a person and went as far as to remove evidence to cover her tracks.” When asked directly why she acted the way she did, officers said Sellers merely shrugged her shoulders and offered no explanation.

Community Outrage

The case has rattled Slidell and sparked fierce debate online and within the local community. Many residents expressed outrage that Sellers’ actions were not being treated as intentional attempted murder. “If you run someone over, walk away, lie about it, and try to cover it up, how is that not intentional?” one community member wrote on social media.

In response, police released an additional statement aimed at clarifying their position. They acknowledged the widespread shock but insisted that evidence currently suggests negligence, not premeditated harm. “For those saying it was intentional, the suspect, Lillian Sellers, was clocking into work (presumably running late) and rushing to get to her assigned location,” the statement explained.

The police further noted that Sellers’ reverse driving was the result of the facility’s unusual one-way cul-de-sac design, which required her to back into a parking spot.

Victim’s Condition

As of the latest update, the victim remains in critical condition at the hospital. Police and medical professionals have not disclosed the extent of her injuries, but sources close to the case say her survival is uncertain. “This is a tragedy no matter how you look at it,” Chief Fandal said. “Our thoughts are with the victim and her family.”

A Larger Conversation

Beyond the immediate criminal charges, the incident has sparked a broader conversation about accountability in elder care facilities. Nursing homes are entrusted with caring for society’s most vulnerable, but this case raises uncomfortable questions: how safe are these institutions if staff members can allegedly commit such reckless and callous acts right outside their doors?

Legal experts say Sellers could face years in prison if convicted. Her age—67—makes the case even more unusual, with prosecutors expected to argue that she knowingly left a person in mortal danger. “The indifference shown in the video will be hard to explain away,” one former prosecutor told local media. “Jurors will see it for themselves, and it will likely haunt them.”

Conclusion

For now, Slidell police are urging any additional witnesses to come forward as the investigation continues. Meanwhile, a community remains stunned at how a routine shift at a nursing home turned into a near-fatal disaster caught on camera.

The surveillance video, the casual lies, and the alleged cover-up have turned what might have been written off as an accident into something far darker: a chilling reminder that sometimes, the real horror is not just in the crash, but in the callousness of those who choose to walk away.