Terrytown 10-year-old killed Friday trying to cross Behrman Highway, state police say

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TERRYTOWN, La. (WVUE) - A 10-year-old boy attempting to cross a state highway with a group of other children Friday night (April 18) was struck and killed by a motorist, Louisiana State Police said.

The victim was identified as Kevin Madrid of Terrytown.

State Police said Madrid was with a group of unsupervised children attempting to cross Louisiana Hwy. 428 (Behrman Highway) near Nile Street around 8:30 p.m. Madrid was the only child who didn’t make it across, as he was struck by a 2012 BMW 750i that was traveling east on the highway.

“For reasons still under investigation, Madrid and the other children entered the eastbound lane of LA 428, in an area without a designated crosswalk, and crossed directly in front of the BMW’s path,” an LSP spokesman said in a statement. “As a result, Madrid was struck by the BMW, suffered severe injuries and was transported to a local hospital, where he later died. No other children in the group were struck.”

Authorities said the driver of the BMW was wearing a seat belt and was not injured. The driver remained on scene, showed no signs of impairment, and voluntarily provided a breath sample “which showed a result under the legal limit,” the LSP said.

The fatal accident remains under investigation.

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