LAFAYETTE, LA- LPD was on the scene last night around 8:31 p.m. investigating a major vehicle crash that involved a pedestrian.
The incident occurred at the intersection of Ambassador Caffery and Bonin Road. The victim, Dwayne Higdon,57, of Lafayette was struck by a passing vehicle while trying to remove an injured cat from the roadway.
Higdon was transported to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
