LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Metro Police is looking for a vehicle that was involved in a deadly hit-and-run that happened on Lexington Road in Louisville's Irish Hill neighborhood.
An LMPD spokesperson said it happened just before 6:30 p.m. on Thursday on Lexington Road at Payne Street.
When officers arrived, LMPD said they found a man in the road who had been hit by a vehicle.
The coroner's office identified the man as 32-year-old Michael Allen.
Authorities said a vehicle was traveling west on Lexington Road when the driver hit him and kept going.
Allen later died at the hospital according to authorities.
Investigators are requesting the public's help in finding a light colored sedan heading west on Lexington Road around that time. You're asked to call the anonymous tip line at (502) 574 -LMPD (5673) or use their online tip portal.
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