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State police identify pedestrian killed in crash with police car

Posted at 6:19 PM, Nov 25, 2020
and last updated 2020-11-25 19:19:19-05

BOYCE, La. — The Louisiana State Police have identified Randy Jefferys, 52, of Boyce, as the pedestrian who died Tuesday after being struck by a Boyce Police Department car on LA Hwy 1.

According to LSP,Jefferys was standing with a bicycle near the fog line in the southbound lane of LA Hwy 1 near Rapides Station Road when he was struck by a BPD car, a 2019 Dodge Charger, that was being driven by an on-duty Boyce Police Officer.

LSP say the Boyce Police Officer was not injured in the crash and impairment is not suspected with a routine toxicology analysis pending.

The crash remains under investigation.

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