Man hit by a car while trying to cross Nicholson Drive | News

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB)- A man was
badly injured when he was hit by a car while trying to cross a street early
Friday morning.

It happened
on Nicholson Drive near Bob Pettit Boulevard in the Tigerland area around 3:30
a.m.

The Baton
Rouge Police Department said officers found a 21-year-old man lying in the
roadway.

He was
taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

His name
was not released.

Police said
their investigation determined the victim was crossing the street when he was
hit by the car.

The driver
was not arrested.

The
investigation is ongoing.

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