UPDATE, 3/14/23, 8:35 A.M.: The victim has been identified as Jason Yameen, 28 of Broussard.

ORIGINAL, 3/13/23, 11:04 P.M.: LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) A motorcyclist, who police say, attempted to go around traffic by using the center turn lane on Pinhook Road, is dead after crashing into a vehicle.

According to Lafayette Police, the crash happened around 9 p.m. in the 2300 block of West Pinhook Road.

The unidentified motorcyclist died on impact, police said, and a passenger in the vehicle is in stable condition at a local hospital.

As of 10 p.m. the 2300 block of West Pinhook remains closed in both directions.