LSP: 19-year-old pedestrian from Baton Rouge killed after walking across highway, struck by vehicle
BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge pedestrian was killed in a single-vehicle crash on La. 23 in Belle Chasse early Wednesday morning, according to Louisiana State Police.
Kyrin Dotson, 19, was involved in a crash that took place around 4 a.m. on La. 23 just north of Seatrain Road in Plaquemines Parish.
According to LSP, a vehicle was traveling northbound as Dotson walked across the northbound lanes directly into the flow of traffic, resulting in the vehicle striking Dotson in the left lane.
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Dotson was pronounced dead on the scene, while the driver was uninjured.