Man dies after he was ejected from SUV in crash on Lexington’s Russell Cave Road
One man has died after he crashed an SUV into a tree early Friday morning on Lexington’s Russell Cave Road, according to Lexington police.
The crash happened around 2:25 a.m., according to Lt. Ronald Keaton. The man was driving a Honda Pilot in the 1700 block of Russell Cave Road when he crashed. The wreck ejected him from the SUV, Keaton said. The man died on scene.
The victim was later identified as Tomas Alfonso Hernandez Vasquez, a 23-year-old Lexington resident, according to the Fayette County coroner’s office. His died by blunt force trauma, according to the coroner’s office.
Vasquez was the only person in the SUV at the time, Keaton said, and no other vehicles were involved. Police said they didn’t have any indication of what caused the crash yet, but the department’s Collision Reconstruction Unit was investigating.
This story was originally published May 21, 2021 at 7:47 AM.