Woman dies after being struck by vehicle in downtown Lexington hit-and-run Saturday
Lexington police are asking for the public’s help as they investigate a hit-and-run in downtown Lexington Saturday that killed a woman.
The woman was hit at around 4:30 p.m. Saturday while she was walking in a crosswalk at South Broadway and High Street, near Rupp Arena, according to Lexington police. She had the right-of-way when she was hit.
Donna Purcell, 59, was taken to University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital’s emergency room, where she died of multiple blunt force injuries, according to the Fayette County Coroner’s Office.
The vehicle that hit Purcell fled inbound on South Broadway, according to police. The same vehicle is suspected to have been involved in several car break-ins on Transylvania University’s campus earlier Saturday, police said.
Investigators are trying to identify the driver and any passengers who were in the vehicle that hit Purcell, according to police. They believe the vehicle was a gray Chevy Malibu or Cruze, according to police.
Police are asking anyone with information or surveillance video from the area to contact the police department’s Collision Reconstruction Unit at 859-258-3663.
Anonymous tips can be made by calling Bluegrass Crime Stoppers at 859-253-2020, or online at www.bluegrasscrimestoppers.com or the P3 tips app at www.p3tips.com.
This story was originally published February 28, 2021 at 12:37 PM.
