Driver ejected from vehicle, killed in crash on New Circle Road
A man who was killed early Tuesday when he was ejected from his vehicle in a single-vehicle collision in Lexington.
The crash happened about 2 a.m. on New Circle Road near Versailles Road The driver of an SUV appeared to lose control while merging onto New Circle, police told LEX 18.
He was not wearing a seat belt, police told LEX 18.
James Black, 26, of Erlanger in xxx county, was the only occupant in the car, according to the coroner’s office. He died of blunt-force trauma to the head, the coroner said.
Fog and speed were possible factors in the crash, police told WKYT.
The coroner’s office is investigating the crash.
Mike Stunson: 859-231-1324, @mike_stunson
This story was originally published January 9, 2018 at 6:59 AM with the headline "Driver ejected from vehicle, killed in crash on New Circle Road."