SORRENTO — A man from Daytona Beach, Florida died while walking along Airline Highway Thursday evening in Ascension Parish, Louisiana State Police troopers said.
It was around 8 p.m. on September 17 when troopers responded to the area of Airline Highway (Hwy. 61) near Frank Drive in Ascension Parish.
A 38-year-old Florida man died in the crash, but troopers have not released his name at this time.
The investigation so far show a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado was headed north on Airline Highway, just north of Highway 22. At the same time, the pedestrian was walking north in the left travel lane on Airline Highway. For reasons still under investigation, the truck’s driver hit the pedestrian.
The pedestrian had serious injuries and was transported to a hospital, where he died from his injuries.
The driver of the truck was not buckled at the time of the crash and was uninjured, troopers said. Impairment is unknown and routine toxicology samples were be obtained from both the pedestrian and the driver of the Silverado.
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