(KPEL News) – Officials with the Louisiana State Police are continuing to investigate a crash that happened on Louisiana Highway 167 in Lafayette Parish that claimed the life of a pedestrian.
How the Crash on Highway 167 Happened
According to Trooper Monique Lavergne with the Public Affairs Section of the Louisiana State Police, the victim was initially walking on the right side of the roadway on the shoulder. At the same time, a Jeep Wrangler was hauling a trailer southbound on Louisiana Highway 167 near Leblanc Road.
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Lavergne says, for reasons that are still under investigation, the victim walked into the path of the Jeep and was immediately struck. The victim has been identified as 37-year-old Ricky Verret of Maurice. Verret was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. The investigation into the crash is ongoing.
Condition of the Jeep Driver
According to law enforcement officials, the Jeep Wrangler driver was wearing a seat belt and was not injured in the crash. Lavergne says impairment is not suspected to be a factor in this crash, but, as is typically the case in a fatality crash, routine toxicology samples were taken for analysis at a lab…