Police: One person dead, another injured after late night crash in Lexington
One person is dead and another is injured as a result of a serious crash in Lexington Tuesday evening, according to the Lexington Police Department.
The collision happened around 11:28 p.m. on Paris Pike near Carterbrook Lane. Lt Jesse Palmer with Lexington police said two vehicles were involved in the crash.
One of the drivers died on scene, according to Palmer. The victim was later identified as Zoe Blalock, 28. She was pronounced dead just after midnight and her cause of death was multiple blunt force injuries, according to the Fayette County Coroner’s Office. Her death was labeled an accident, according to the coroner’s office.
The other driver involved in the wreck was sent to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Palmer. No one else was in either vehicle, Palmer said.
LPD’s Collision Reconstruction Unit shut down the road to investigate the scene, Palmer said. The road has since reopened but the cause of the crash is still under investigation.
This story was originally published September 27, 2023 at 7:21 AM.
