UPDATE: Pedestrian hit identified as Fort Worth man
Published 10:56 am Friday, May 27, 2022
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The pedestrian struck and killed by a pickup truck early Thursday while walking on La. 101 has been identified as 37-year-old Ramsie L. Young of Fort Worth, Texas.
Young was hit by a pickup truck while walking near the intersection of La. 101 and Gro Racca Road in Lacassine around 1 a.m., according to Louisiana State Police Troop D.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
A preliminary investigation revealed the crash occurred as the pedestrian was working north within the lane of travel on LA 101, according to Trooper First Class Derek Senegal. At the same time, the driver of a 2013 Ford F-150 pickup truck who was traveling north, struck the pedestrian.
