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Woman survives crash, then is fatally struck while walking for help, Louisiana cops say

Louisiana police say they are investigating after a woman whose car went off the road was struck and killed while walking for help.
Louisiana police say they are investigating after a woman whose car went off the road was struck and killed while walking for help. Getty Images/iStockphoto

A woman was fatally struck by a pickup truck after surviving a wreck, Louisiana police say.

The woman was driving west on Toby Mouton Road in Duson, Louisiana, early Sept. 6 when her car went off the road and hit a culvert, a spokesperson for the Duson Police Department told McClatchy News in a phone call.

Police say the woman wasn’t hurt in the accident, and shortly after crashing, she exited the vehicle and began walking for help.

While the woman was walking, she was struck and killed by a pickup truck just after 1:30 a.m., according to police. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

The incident is being investigated, and police confirmed to McClatchy News that the truck driver was not impaired.

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This story was originally published September 6, 2022 at 11:37 AM with the headline "Woman survives crash, then is fatally struck while walking for help, Louisiana cops say."

Moira Ritter
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Moira Ritter covers real-time news for McClatchy. She is a graduate of Georgetown University where she studied government, journalism and German. Previously, she reported for CNN Business.
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