Fayette County

Pedestrian dead after she was hit by a Lexington driver, police say

A woman has died after being hit by a vehicle in Lexington Monday morning.

Police said they responded to Versailles Road in the area of Westmorland Road around 1:30 a.m. and found a woman who had been struck. She was suffering from life-threatening injuries at the time. She was taken to a local hospital by the Lexington Fire Department, according to police Lt. Ronald Keaton. Versailles Road was closed as a result of the crash. It reopened around 6 a.m., Keaton said.

Westmorland Road is West of Keeneland and the Blue Grass Airport.

A collision reconstruction unit was called to the scene, Keaton said. The driver remained on scene when the collision happened and no charges were expected, police spokeswoman Brenna Angel said Monday morning.

The woman was intentionally lying in the road when the accident happened, Angel said.

This story was originally published November 23, 2020 at 8:18 AM.

Jeremy Chisenhall
Lexington Herald-Leader
Jeremy Chisenhall covers criminal justice and breaking news for the Lexington Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com. He joined the paper in 2020, and is originally from Erlanger, Ky.
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