Police say man who died after being hit by truck outside BRPD HQ likely did so intentionally
BATON ROUGE - A crash that happened Wednesday afternoon just outside Baton Rouge Police Headquarters may have been a suicide, police said Thursday.
BRPD said the crash happened around 1:45 p.m. at the intersection of Goodwood Boulevard and Airline Highway. A truck was passing through the intersection with a green light when it hit a pedestrian in the right lane.
The pedestrian, who died from his injuries at the hospital, was identified as 20-year-old Julius Torres.
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Camera footage and multiple witness statements suggest Torres intentionally ran in front of the truck, police said.