UPDATE: The victim has been identified as 59-year-old Gloria Yanna, of Erath.

She was killed this afternoon while trying to cross the roadway near Marcus Road between Abbeville ans Erath.

State Police said the Yanna was driving westbound on La 14. She then parked on the shoulder and tried to walk across the roadway.

Troopers say that say a truck going eastbound struck and killed her. The driver voluntarily submitted to a chemical test and no alcohol was detected, David said.

It is unknown if Yanna was impaired at the time of the crash. Toxicology samples were taken and submitted to the Louisiana State Police Crime Lab for analysis.

No charges have been filed at this time and the crash remains under investigation.