One dead, two injured in collision that shut down Newtown Pike Friday afternoon
A man died and two people were injured after a collision that shut down Newtown Pike near the Scott County line Friday afternoon.
The Fayette County coroner’s office said Alan Eugene Reece, 71, died at 5:15 p.m. as a result of multiple blunt force injuries sustained in a collision in the 4700 block of Newtown Pike.
Lexington police Lt. Jeremiah Davis said police responded to the crash involving two passenger vehicles at 4:25 p.m. He said the two other people involved sustained injuries that were not thought to be life-threatening.
The cause of the collision is still under investigation, but criminal charges are not expected in connection with the crash, he said.
Both lanes of Newtown Pike were closed at the Scott County line, but the road has since reopened.
