An LSU student died on his 22nd birthday in a car crash Sunday around 8 p.m., LSU spokesperson Ernie Ballard confirmed. The wreck occurred at the intersection of Burbank Drive and Ben Hur Road.
Authorities identified the victim as Justin Fields, who was driving a Corvette southbound on Burbank when a driver of a pickup truck traveling north turned in front of him. 
Fields was critically injured and later died in the hospital. Investigation of the crash is ongoing. 
Note: An earlier version of this article said the victim’s name was Robert Fields.