OAKDALE, La. (KPLC) - Louisiana State Police are investigating a crash in Allen Parish that claimed the life of a Missouri man. Shortly after 4 this morning, Michael Hicks, 21, of Mexico, Missouri, was walking west across La. 372 just south of Tyler Road in Oakdale, state police said. At the same time, a car was traveling south on La. 372. For reasons still under investigation, Hicks, who was wearing dark clothing, stepped into the path of the vehicle and was hit.