Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck by Vehicle in Lacombe

STPSO Traffic Division deputies and detectives with the Major Crimes Unit responded Monday (November 2, 2026) evening shortly after 7:30 PM to Jackson Street near Cryer Street in Lacombe after a pedestrian was struck by a passing vehicle. 

The preliminary investigation revealed the man was walking along a dark stretch of Jackson Street when he was struck by an eastbound Dodge Ram pickup truck. The pedestrian was transported by emergency medical personnel to a local hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.

St. Tammany Parish Coroner Dr. Christopher Tape reports the man who died has been identified as 31-year-old Trey Bouterie of W. Spruce St. in Lacombe, that the Cause of Death was blunt injuries, and that the Manner of Death was accidental, 

The crash is still under investigation, and no additional information is available at this time.