Homeless man found dead under I-75 overpass at Winchester Road
A 59-year-old man was found dead under an overpass in Lexington early Friday morning.
A concerned caller reportedly told Lexington police that they saw a man—who was not properly dressed for the cold weather—sleeping under the I-75 overpass on Winchester Road, WKYT reported.
No foul play is suspected in the death, Lexington Police spokesperson Brenna Angel said. Officers responded to the call shortly before 8 a.m. The man, who according to police was homeless, was found unresponsive. His name has not been released.
Michael Durbin, a chief deputy coroner in the Fayette County Coroner’s Office could not say what the cause of death was as the office was still trying to notify the man’s family.
He did say the man’s cause of death was “nothing suspicious.”
Temperatures were in the teens on Friday morning with wind chills in the single digits, Chief Meteorologist Chris Bailey reported.
This is at least the second homeless man who was found dead this winter, WKYT reported.
This story was originally published February 14, 2020 at 11:10 AM.