33°
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
7 Day Forecast
Follow our weather team on social media

One person killed in crash on LA 70 West early Thursday morning

Related Story

ASCENSION PARISH - A man died in a crash  early Thursday morning after he walked into the path of a vehicle on LA 70.

Louisiana State Police said the wreck was reported shortly after 5 a.m. at the intersection of 3120, just west of the Sunshine bridge. Investigators believe the driver was traveling westbound on LA 70 when a pedestrian walked in front of the vehicle.

An Airmed helicopter was called to the scene but did not land after learning that the pedestrian, 66-year-old Marsden Geason, had passed away.

The driver of the vehicle that hit Geason was uninjured. 

News

Desktop News

Click to open Continuous News in a sidebar that updates in real-time.
Radar
7 Days