A Baton Rouge man was killed Friday night when he was struck by three cars after lying down naked in the middle of a highway in East Baton Rouge Parish, State Police said. Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop A said that 18-year-old Lawrence J. Kelson was inside of a Cracker Barrel service station on Burbank Drive and Elvin Street around 8:15 p.m. when he got into a physical altercation with someone there.
Kelson, who authorities said was naked at the time for unknown reasons, then dashed out of the store and attempted to steal a car out of the adjacent parking lot.
After a failed attempt to get the car started Kelson then ran out into the middle of the highway on La. 42 and then laid down in the middle of the road. He was struck by three oncoming vehicles and immediately killed, according to responding troopers.
Authorities said it was still unclear whether Kelson was intoxicated at the time of the accident but that toxicology results are currently pending analysis.