Lexington shooting victims crash while trying to drive to a hospital. One later dies.
Two Lexington shooting victims crashed late Wednesday night when they tried to drive themselves to the hospital and one later died, according to Lexington police and the Fayette County coroner’s office.
The victims were shot during an altercation in the 1800 block of Colchester Drive just off Winburn Drive, according to Sgt. Brian Jared from the Lexington Police Department. Police were called to Colchester Drive around 11:16 p.m., Jared said.
“Some individuals on that scene in the front yard said there were individuals shooting back and forth at each other,” Jared said.
But when police showed up, the people involved were gone. While trying to investigate the scene, police received a call around 11:26 p.m. of a traffic accident at Limestone and Virginia Avenue. Officers found two people in one vehicle who had been shot when they arrived at the crash, Jared said.
The victims were then taken to the emergency room at UK Hospital, Jared said. Investigators confirmed overnight that the shooting victims were involved in the Colchester Drive shooting.
The Fayette County coroner’s office confirmed Thursday morning that a 20-year-old man named Herbie Quintell Booker died as a result of the shooting at UK Hospital just minutes after the crash. Police said the other victim, a 19-year-old man, was in stable condition.
The victims’ attempt to take their medical care “into their own hands” by trying to drive themselves to a hospital can put them in further danger and make investigations more difficult, Jared said.
“Sometimes when folks stay on scene we can get them medical care a lot quicker,” he said. When they try to drive themselves to the hospital, it can delay critical life-saving treatment.
This story was originally published April 8, 2021 at 7:40 AM.