A Church Point man was killed after being struck by a pickup truck being driven by a drunk driver. KLFY reports, 38 year old Michael Daigle was riding westbound on La. Hwy. 98 when he was struck by a truck driven by 25-year-old Holden Foti.

Foti was eastbound, and failed to yield when turning left into a driveway. The vehicles collided, resulting in fatal injuries to Daigle. Foti reportedly registered a blood alcohol level of 0.158, nearly twice the legal limit. He was booked into the Acadia Parish Jail on charges of OWI, negligent injuring, and vehicular homicide.

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