UPDATE: The Lafayette Police Department has identified the victim in this morning's fatal crash as Cierra Robertson, 20, of Lafayette.
The incident occurred on the 900 block of NW Evangeline Thruway around 8:20 a.m. Thursday.
Police say a pick-up truck was traveling south in the middle lane of the thruway and struck the bicycle. The bicycle was traveling on the sidewalk, next to the inside lane of the thruway, when for an unknown reasons the bike turned right, into the road, and hit the driver's side of the pick-up, police say. The bicyclist was run over by the pick-up, police say.
The pick-up driver voluntarily provided a breath sample, which registered 0.00g% BAC. Police say impairment is not suspected to be a factor in the crash.
The road was closed for a while as investigators processed the scene, but all the streets in the area are open now.
