LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Metro Police said a person has died after an early Monday crash in the Jacobs neighborhood.
Fourth Division officers responded to Manslick Road and Berry Boulevard around 5:30 a.m. following reports of the incident.
In their preliminary investigation, witnesses told police a car was traveling southbound on 7th Street at high rates of speed when a man driving the vehicle lost control, striking a guardrail. The vehicle continued into the intersection and also struck a utility pole.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Their identity is not known.
No other vehicles were involved.
LMPD’s Traffic Unit is handling the investigation.
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