SHREVEPORT, La. -- A pedestrian who reportedly walked into the path of oncoming traffic Wednesday afternoon has died from his injuries.

Shreveport police said the crash happened around 3:36 in the 2900 block of Knight Street in Shreveport.

Officers found a man unconscious in the roadway. He was taken to Ochsner LSU Health hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The preliminary investigation indicates the man walked into the roadway in front of the driver of a 2007 Toyota Highlander. The driver was unable to stop.

While investigators were on the scene, they were notified that the pedestrian was pronounced dead at the hospital.

The driver was taken to the hospital for a routine blood sample. No impairment is suspected.

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