Advanced Search
A pedestrian was killed on Dixie Highway early Sunday after being hit by a taxi, said a Louisville Metro Police spokesman.
The accident happened at about 1 a.m. on Dixie Highway near Katherine Station Road, he said.
The pedestrian, who was only identified as a white male, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators are not sure if the victim was on the roadway when he was hit, police said. The taxi was at the scene when officers arrived and no other injuries were reported in connection with the accident, he said.
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle as he tried to direct traffic on Dixie Highway Monday night.
A Cemex employee was directing traffic near the 15300 block of Dixie Highway when he tried to stop traffic in the northbound lane and was struck by a pickup truck just before 8 p.m., a Louisville Metro Police spokesman said.
The man was wearing reflective clothing and holding a stop sign, Mitchell said. He died at the scene.
Police have not ruled out drugs or alcohol as a factor in the accident, Mitchell said.
A 19-year-old was killed and another person was critically injured after a UPS delivery truck struck their car on South Third Street Monday night.
Kendall Daub, who was a passenger in a black Chevrolet Impala, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.
The vehicle traveling east on Kenton Street ran a stop sign and collided with the delivery truck as it headed south on Third Street just before 11 p.m.
Three people were transported to a hospital on Tuesday night after a car struck a semi-truck’s gas tank, causing both vehicles to catch fire.
A Papa John’s semi-truck was attempting to make a wide right turn off the Outer Loop near Noltemeyer Wynd about 7 p.m. when a car tried to pass on the right. The car struck the truck’s gas tank and caused both vehicles to ignite, a Louisville Metro Police spokeswoman said.
The car’s three occupants escaped and were transported to University of Louisville Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Smiley said.
A man had to be removed from his car and transported to a hospital after a train struck the vehicle in southeastern Jefferson County shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday. The driver told police he got lost on a private road near Taylorsville Road and Stone Lakes Drive and attempted to turn around on nearby train tracks, Louisville Metro Police spokeswoman Alicia Smiley said.