DESOTO PARISH - A teenager was hit and killed while walking at night in an unlit area.

Louisiana State Police said 17-year-old Jasilyn Grimes was walking on Red Bluff Road on July 24 when a truck came over a hill crest and hit Grimes.

Grimes was taken to a local hospital and died. Deputies said she was walking with another person who suffered no injuries.

Deputies say 23-year-old Noah Grimes was driving the truck but was not injured.