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Pedestrian killed Monday night along service road in Opelousas

Posted at 8:55 AM, Oct 09, 2018
and last updated 2018-10-09 09:55:49-04

The Opelousas City Police Department says a pedestrian was struck and killed in a fatal crash Monday night in the 5000 Block of I-49 North Service Road in the city.

Police say that 49-year-old James Robertson of Opelousas was struck and killed while walking in the roadway. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident occurred around 8:00 pm on Monday.

The driver of the vehicle has not been charged at this time.