17-year-old charged after cyclist dies in Lexington hit-and-run collision, police say
A 17-year-old has been arrested after a fatal hit-and-run collision in Lexington killed a cyclist Wednesday, according to Lexington police.
The 17-year-old was charged over a crash that killed 41-year-old Randy Baker, who was riding his bicycle across New Circle Road near Meadow Lane, according to the Lexington Police Department. The teenager, whose name wasn’t released, fled the scene of the collision, police said.
Teens have been responsible for two fatal hit-and-run accidents since Feb. 27, according to police.
Baker’s cause of death was blunt force injuries, according to the Fayette County coroner’s office. Officers found Baker in the road near a bicycle when they responded to the inner loop of New Circle Road about 9:49 p.m., Lexington police Lt. Chris Van Brackel said.
Brown was taken to the University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital and later died.
Investigators later found the teen and the vehicle. The 17-year-old was charged with leaving the scene of an accident, evidence tampering, driving without an operator’s license and driving without insurance.
Earlier in March, a 14-year-old was charged a week after Donna Purcell, 59, was killed in a hit-and-run when she was struck in a crosswalk on South Broadway near High Street in the afternoon on Feb. 27. That teen, who allegedly was driving a stolen vehicle, was charged with second-degree manslaughter, second-degree wanton endangerment, leaving the scene of an accident, no operator’s license, marijuana possession, receiving stolen property and theft.
This story was originally published March 19, 2021 at 1:11 PM.