LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A fatal crash leaves one man dead and two people seriously injured Wednesday.
Louisville Metro Police responded to a call of a vehicle collision on Dixie Highway and W. Orell Road around 4:30 p.m.
LMPD said their preliminary investigation revealed that a SUV was headed southbound on Dixie Highway. As the SUV approached the intersection of W. Orell Road, another SUV pulled into its pathway crossing Dixie Highway from W. Orell Road going eastbound.
Police said the driver and passenger from the SUV going eastbound across Dixie Highway were taken to UofL Hospital where the passenger, 77-year-old Charles Copeland, died from his injuries. The driver is in critical condition.
The driver and only occupant of the SUV operating southbound on Dixie Highway was also taken to UofL Hospital in serious but stable condition.
The LMPD Traffic Unit is investigating.
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