(KPEL News) – A heartbreaking situation unfolded on US Highway 190 Tuesday night after a bicyclist was struck and killed while riding on the roadway, according to the Louisiana State Police.
Bicyclist Fatally Struck on Highway 190
Officials with the Louisiana State Police say a preliminary investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash showed that the bicyclist was riding his bicycle in the westbound direction of the eastbound lane of US Highway 190.
According to Trooper Roy Jones of the Public Affairs Section of the Louisiana State Police, the situation began to unfold around 8 o’clock on Tuesday night.
Roy says that as the man was riding his bicycle, at the same time, a commercial van was in the same lanes of travel and apparently did not see the bicyclist. A collision occurred. The bicyclist, who was not wearing a helmet, was pronounced dead at the scene by the coroner’s office.
Recent Bicycle Deaths in Acadiana
There have been multiple bicycle fatalities in the state of Louisiana, and in particular in Acadiana, in the last year. It was just two weeks ago when another bicyclist riding on US Highway 190 was struck and killed. Michael Fontenot of Eunice died as a result of the crash. It happened on 190 near the area of Eastpark Drive in St. Landry Parish…