On February 24, 2011, at approximately 10:00 pm, Lafayette Police responded to the intersection of West Pinhook Road at La Rue France regarding a crash involving a pedestrian. Traffic investigators indicate that a 51 year old male of Arcadia, Louisiana, was attempting to cross West Pinhook Road, when a vehicle traveling southbound struck the victim. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the vehicle was not injured in the crash. The identity of the victim is being withheld pending the notification of the next of kin. The crash remains under investigation.

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