Franklin Man Dead Following Single-Vehicle Crash Near Bayou Vista

BAYOU VISTA, La. (KPEL) -- A Franklin man is dead following a single vehicle crash on Highway 182 near Bayou Vista.

According to state police Trpr. Stephen Hammons, 42-year-old Charles McFarlain was walking east in the westbound lanes of Hwy. 182 when he was struck by a Honda Accord driven by 40-year-old Huy Nguyen of Abbeville.

McFarlain was pronounced dead at the scene, Hammons said. Nguyen was not injured, he said.