LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A woman has died after she was involved in a car crash on the Watterson Expressway.
Louisville Metro Police say officers responded to a call of a single vehicle collision on I-264 eastbound on April 15 around noon.
Police say the driver lost control of the vehicle, stuck a guardrail, and overturned down the embankment after trying to avoid debris in the roadway.
As a result, LMPD says the driver of the vehicle received "non-life-threatening injuries."
Officers say the passenger in the vehicle, 68-year-old Wendy Hatfield, was taken to UofL Hospital where she later died of her injuries.
The LMPD Traffic Unit will continue its investigation.
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