Man falls from pickup bed, runover by oncoming vehicle

A man who apparently fell from the back of a pickup truck was runover by an on-coming vehicle Saturday evening. It is no know whether Jones was alive at the time.
Troopers responded to the crash around 5:41 p.m., which occurred on LA Hwy 8 near Jena. The crash involved a 2007 Chevrolet pickup, driven by Brittany N. Walker, 22, of Jena and a pedestrian, identified as Marcus W. Jones, 43, also of Jena. The Chevrolet was eastbound on LA Hwy 8 when Walker observed an object (later determined to be Jones) in the roadway. Walker attempted to avoid striking Jones by steering right, but was not successful. The Chevrolet struck Jones in the upper torso.
Prior to the crash, Jones was lying down in the eastbound lane and was wearing a black jacket and black pants.
While Troopers were investigating the crash, a friend of Jones arrived on the scene. The friend informed Troopers that, prior to this crash, Jones had been riding in the bed of his truck, standing and holding down wooden pallets. Once the friend arrived at their destination, he realized that Jones was no longer in the bed of the truck and was attempting to locate him when he came upon this crash scene.
Routine toxicology tests are pending. The crash remains under investigation.