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Police arrested a juvenile and were searching for two men on Sunday after a police pursuit and car wreck in Trimble County. Kentucky State Police said a car was pulled over for speeding in Henry County, then the driver fled and was chased by police. After the car crashed in Bedford shortly after 2 p.m., police arrested one juvenile male and charged him with fleeing and evading and criminal mischief. Police said he was on his way to juvenile detention Sunday evening. Two men escaped on foot, police said, and they issued an alert to Trimble County residents.
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.
One person is dead after a car hit a rock wall in Christian County Thursday evening.
Officials say the single-vehicle wreck happened on the Hopkinsville Bypass between Cadiz Road and Princeton Road at 5:47 p.m.
The person's name has not been released at this time.
Officials say speed is considered to be a factor in the crash.
Lanes were closed Wednesday night south of the Brent Spence Bridge in Northern Kentucky.
Police said a SUV and van were involved in a fiery crash along I-71 and I-75 near the 12th Street exit ramp.
The SUV ended up on its side and the van flipped and caught fire.
There were no reports of serious injuries.
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.