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Part of Airline Hwy. blocked after pedestrian struck, killed
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BATON ROUGE - Emergency crews were called to a crash on Airline Highway involving a pedestrian.
The incident was reported before 6:30 a.m. Friday near Victoria Drive. Police said Falon Raynard, 36, was pronounced dead at the scene. A BRPD spokesperson said Raynard was trying to cross the roadway when she was struck by a pickup truck.
Part of Airline Highway was closed after the crash. Around 8:20 a.m., crews had the roadway back open.
All lanes are open US 61 South at Prescott Rd following an earlier accident near Victoria Dr that has cleared. Congestion has reached Evangeline.
— Baton Rouge Traffic (@BR_Traffic) May 3, 2019
The crash remains under investigation.
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