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Lexington - Heartland of American music and horse racing capital

Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 61st largest in the United States anchoring a metropolitan area of 489,435 people and a combined statistical area of 708,677 people. Lexington ranks tenth among US cities in college education rate, with 39.5% of residents having at least a bachelor's degree. It is the location of the Kentucky Horse ParkThe Red Mile and Keeneland race courses, as well as Rupp Arena, the world's largest basketball-specific arena. Lexington faces the challege of balancing the rural roots that give the city its character with a growing population. 

Lexington major roadways

Major roadways in and around Lexington include:

  • Interstate 64 and Interstate 75 are directly accessible on the northeast border of Lexington, but the freeways do not run through downtown.
  • New Circle Road / Kentucky Route 4 is a state highway that serves as an inner beltway around Lexington. The state designates the start and finish of the road at its interchange with Nicholasville Road on the city's south side.
  • Man o' War Boulevard is a 17-mile urban arterial named after the racehorse Man o' War circling Lexington to its south. Its western terminus is at US 60 Versailles Road at Keeneland Race Course's main entrance, from which the highway heads southeast, intersecting with US 68 (Harrodsburg Road), US 27 (Nicholasville Road), and other roads.

Other Transportation in Lexington

Major Hospitals and Medical Centers

If you know someone who has been injured in an accident and are trying to get information about their condition, here are links to the major hospitals and medical centers around Lexington.

Outreach Programs and Resources in Lexington

Search Lexington accidents by type

Information on the most recent accidents in Lexington can be sorted by the types of vehicles involved. Click the links below to learn about specific accident types.

When someone is injured in an accident in Lexington, it is important to gather information about what happens next.

Being injured in a serious accident is always a shocking and scary experience, and dealing with the aftermath is exhausting and stressful. Accident victims are forced to deal with hospitalization, medical treatments, missed work, and lost income, often while trying to manage pain and disability from their injuries. And then the insurance adjusters start circling. Find out more about how a good Lexington personal injury attorney helps accident victims.

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Most recent accident reports

At around 10:30, a woman driving on Easthills Drive attempted to make a u-turn but instead hit a mailbox, and then drove into the front of a home. Inside the home was a couple and their two grandsons, who were unharmed.

Date: 
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Roadway: 
Easthills Drive

Authorities are investigating the cause of a truck crash on I-75 that critically injured a man March 29 on I-75 northbound. They say a truck driver swerved to avoid an animal in the roadway, flipped his vehicle, and was critically injured.

Date: 
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Roadway: 
I-75

Three people have been injured following a two-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon. One person had to be extricated from one of the vehicles. We will update this story as more information becomes available

 

Date: 
Sunday, March 29, 2015

Authorities reported four people have died and two others have been injured after vehicle collision on the highway in Bourbon County. The wreck occured on Cane Ridge Road Friday afternoon.

Date: 
Friday, March 20, 2015
Roadway: 
Cane Ridge Road

A two-vehicle crash has left four dead in Bourbon County, Kentucky Friday. The accident occurred around 12:50 PM when four people were returning to a farm from lunch.

Date: 
Friday, March 20, 2015
Roadway: 
Cane Ridge Road
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Head-on

Jeffrey Williams, 56, was killed in a head-on collision on Highway 127 South near Walnut Grove Road around 9 p.m. on Monday. The condition of the other driver was not released and no other information has yet become available.

 

Date: 
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Head-on

The collision occurred Sunday afternoon in Somerset at the intersection of Highway 914 and Enterprise Drive, when car driven by Opal Bryant, 81, pulled into the path of another vehicle and caused the collision.

Date: 
Sunday, March 15, 2015

Burke Rhoads was heading home from training in Richmond when he was involved in a three-car accident that took his life. Three people were also injured in the accident and transferred to a UK hospital.

Date: 
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Roadway: 
KY-1845

Leslie Abner was driving his car eastbound on Kentucky 472 when he lost control of his vehicle on a curve and dropped off an embankment. His vehicle struck two trees before stopping. Abner was the only one in the vehicle at the time.

Date: 
Sunday, February 15, 2015
Roadway: 
Kentucky 472
Type: Car Accident

Two cars collided just before midnight on Tates Creek Road near New Circle Road. The force of the impact caused one car to flip onto its top and slide nearly 300 feet. The driver responsible for the accident fled the scene.

Date: 
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run
Wanda Henson of Goose Rock was killed after a 1994 Honda 200 TRX ATV ran off of KY 1524 and overturned across from Goose Rock Elementary School. Henson was thrown from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Date: 
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Roadway: 
KY 1524

At about 4:00pm, Jackson was on her way to swim practice, driving a car east on Versailles Road. As she began to veer off of the roadway to the right, Jackson corrected towards the left, but unfortunately collided with another eastbound car.

Authorities say a second person has died from her injuries after a fiery collision on Interstate 75 in Madison County. Melissa Meade, 38, of Warren County, Ohio, died at the University of Kentucky Medical Center.
Date: 
Saturday, December 27, 2014
Roadway: 
Interstate 75

Jody Johnson and Justin Angel were riding in a car when a tractor-trailer struck them on the Ky. Hwy. 80 and Ky. 914 by-pass. The impact of the collision sent the car off the road.