Man Killed After Being Struck on U.S. 51 in Tangipahoa Parish, State Police Say

Man killed after being struck on U.S. 51 in Tangipahoa Parish, state police say

The 52-year-old Tickfaw man was struck late Sunday night on U.S. 51 near Old Genessee Road.

Motorized bicyclist killed in Tangipahoa Parish crash

A man was killed in a motorized bicycle crash in Tangipahoa Parish Sunday, Aug. 16.

Cyclist killed in Sunday night crash on US Highway 51 at Old Genessee Road in Tickfaw

TICKFAW — A motorized bicyclist was killed in a Sunday night Tangipahoa Parish crash on US Highway 51 at Old Genessee Road. According to investigators, 52-year-old Robert L. Peterkin of Tickfaw and his motorized bicycle were lying in the roadway partially within the northbound lane when a 2019 Nissan Sentra traveling north on US Highway 51 struck Peterkin, who was wearing dark colored clothing at the time of the incident.Peterkin, who was not we…