Updated: Pedestrian dies after being hit by vehicle on I-64 in Lexington
A pedestrian was hit and killed on I-64 in Lexington Sunday morning, according to police and the Fayette County coroner’s office.
The collision happened after 2 a.m., police said. Officers were first sent out to the area for a report of a “subject walking down the middle of the highway,” Lt. Larry Kinnard said. Police weren’t able to get to the area in time to prevent an accident.
“While officers were en route, we were then dispatched that a vehicle had struck the pedestrian,” Kinnard said.
The man was hit in the eastbound lanes of the highway, according to the coroner’s office. He died at the scene from blunt force injuries, the coroner’s office said. He was later identified as 26-year-old Jared Tyler Willoughby.
No one inside the vehicle was injured, police said.
The Lexington Police Department’s Collision Reconstruction Unit responded to the scene. The unit was still investigating the crash Sunday morning, Kinnard said.
