Hit and Run


Courier-Journal, 4 March 2007
Police seek drivers involved in hit-run
Louisville Metro Police are seeking the drivers of two vehicles involved in a hit-and-run incident early yesterday that left a pedestrian in critical condition. Police say three cars were chasing each other along Dixie Highway about 3:30 a.m. when the pedestrian was struck crossing the street. Two of the cars apparently hit the pedestrian, police said. Police said the vehicles left Wick's Pizza in the 10000 block of Dixie about 3:30 a.m. The pedestrian was hit in the 8200 block of Dixie. The pedestrian, whose name was not released, was in critical condition yesterday at University Hospital with head and leg injuries. Based on witness descriptions, police said one vehicle was a gray Chevrolet Blazer with a pink-colored license plate or a pinkish cover over the plate. The vehicle was occupied by two white males and one black male. The second vehicle was a green Cadillac DeVille with a white door and tinted windows. It was occupied by two black males. Anyone with information is asked to call 574-LMPD.

Courier-Journal, 18 February 2007
Pedestrian struck on N. 26th Street
A pedestrian was hit on N. 26th Street this afternoon, and the driver fled the scene, according to MetroSafe dispatch. The accident occurred about 5:20 p.m. It was not immediately known in which direction the vehicle, a white and black Ford, was heading. The pedestrian’s condition was not immediately known.

Courier-Journal, 18 February 2007
Truck hits pedestrian in Valley Station
A pedestrian was hit by a truck near 5414 Valley Station Road just after 4 p.m. today in a hit-and-run accident, MetroSafe dispatch said. The pedestrian’s condition was not immediately known. The truck left the scene, but it was not known where it was headed.

Courier-Journal, 16 February 2007
Pedestrian struck at Second and Broadway
A hit-and-run accident at Second Street and Broadway downtown left a pedestrian with minor injuries, according to a Louisville Metro dispatcher.