Iowa, LA – A 39-year-old pedestrian was hit by a car and killed just west of Iowa on Saturday night, reports KPLC 7.
Police were called to the scene around 11PM on the westbound lane of the South Frontage Road.
Authorities have identified the pedestrian as Tonya Morgan Young of Elton, LA. They say that Young was walking on the frontage road when she was hit by a 2014 Buick Verano. Young was then hit a second time by an unidentified vehicle that was traveling in the opposite direction.
The driver of the Buick did not appear to be impaired, according to police.
Young was pronounced dead at the scene. The car driver and passenger were not hurt.
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