LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A woman’s identity has been released after she was struck by a vehicle Friday night.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office said 47-year-old Yashica Wiley died from blunt force injuries.
Police responded to the area of Dixie Highway and Fury Way around 6:20 p.m. She was taken to the hospital where she died a short time later.
The said the driver of the vehicle that hit Wiley remained on the scene.
Metro Police are also investigating a separate incident that left another person critically injured.
In the area of the Watterson Expressway eastbound near Taylor Boulevard, police said a man was hit by a car.
In their preliminary investigation, police said the car was switching lanes to pass another car and didn’t see a man standing in the roadway.
He was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
LMPD’s Traffic Unit is investigating both crashes.
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