UPDATE, 4/5/21: Lafayette Police have identified the victim in Sunday night’s Evangeline Thruway crash, and the crash is no longer being categorized as a hit-and-run.

According to Sr. Cpl. Bridgette Dugas, the pedestrian has been identified as Troy Dufour, 44. Dufour was struck by a Honda Accord after he stepped into the roadway for unknown reasons.

“Alcohol was not a factor in the accident and the driver of the vehicle was located near the scene in the parking lot of a business shortly after officers arrived,” said Dugas. “Initial reports from witnesses stated the driver fled, but that information was found to be false.”     

ORIGINAL POST: LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Lafayette Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash that happened late Sunday on the Northeast Evangeline Thruway.

According to Police Spokesperson Cpl. Bridgette Dugas, officers were dispatched to the 1000 block of the NE Evangeline Thruway around 8:15 p.m. for a report of a body on the roadway.

She said police arrived and found the body near the tracks by the RaceTrac gas station.

An initial investigation has revealed that the victim was a pedestrian, Dugas said.

So far, police have not identified the deceased and no details or description of the vehicle involved in the crash has been released.

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