SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — A teenager has died after being fatally struck by a car while crossing a busy roadway.
According to the Caddo Parish Coroner’s Office, 14-year-old Cali Agent was crossing Hearne Avenue at Regent Street on Monday, December 15, at around 5:45 p.m., when she was struck by an oncoming vehicle. She was transported to Ochsner LSU Health Hospital, where she was pronounced deceased.
Corporal Chris Bordelon with the Shreveport Police Department says that to prevent tragedies like this from happening, our community needs to understand the dangers of crossing high-speed roadways, like Hearne Avenue, that lack designated pedestrian walkways…