Lafayette, LA : Lafayette man struck and killed by dump truck as it backed up on August 25th 2014.

Police say a 56-year-old Lafayette man walking behind a dump truck died when the truck hit him as it was backing up. Lafayette Police Cpl. Nicole Benoit says Douglas W. Perroncel walked behind the truck on a lot around 3:30 p.m. Monday and was hit by the bumper. Benoit says investigators do not know why Perroncel walked behind the truck. Perroncel was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead. Source : Police: Lafayette man struck and killed by dump truck as it backed up