Pedestrian hit and killed in early morning accident in West Baton Rouge

ERWINVILLE, Louisiana (BRPROUD) – A pedestrian was struck and killed in West Baton Rouge Monday morning.

According to Louisiana State Police, officers were responding to a car crash around 3 a.m. on LA Highway 3091, north of LA 620 in West Baton Rouge Parish.

During the investigation, troopers found that a 2006 GMC Sierra truck was traveling north in the right lane on LA 3091 while 55-year-old Adrian Hammond of Gretna was walking on the right side of the road in an unknown direction before he was struck by the truck.

According to police, Hammond was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the truck was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident but was uninjured.

Toxicology samples were taken from both Hammond and the driver.

This is an ongoing investigation.

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