Updated: Central Kentucky man killed in a Lexington hit-and-run; driver cited
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A pedestrian was killed Saturday night when he was hit by a vehicle in Fayette County.
The man was hit by a vehicle in the area of Athens Boonesboro Road near Interstate 75 before 10:40 p.m. Saturday, Lexington police Lt. Daniel Truex said. The man died at the scene.
The driver who hit the man initially left the scene but then came back, Truex said. The driver was cited but not arrested.
The victim was Robert Lynn Snow, a 49-year-old who lived in Stamping Ground, according to the Fayette County coroner’s office. Snow was trying to cross Athens Boonesboro Road on foot when he was hit, according to the coroner’s office.
An autopsy was scheduled for Monday at the state medical examiner’s office. Snow’s funeral arrangements hadn’t been completed as of Sunday night, according to the coroner’s office.
This story was originally published June 27, 2021 at 1:16 PM.
