Man dead after being hit by truck in Lacombe, St. Tammany deputies say

LACOMBE, La. (WVUE) - A man is dead after being hit by a Dodge Ram pickup truck Monday (Nov. 2), deputies said.

Shortly after 7:30 p.m., STPSO deputies responded to a struck pedestrian on Jackson Street near Cryer Street in Lacombe.

After a preliminary investigation, deputies learned the man was walking along a dark stretch of Jackson Street when a Dodge Ram pickup truck going eastbound hit him, deputies said.

The man was transported by emergency medical personnel to a local hospital, where he later died, deputies said.

The crash is still under investigation.

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