The teenager who was killed in a wrong-way crash early Sunday morning on Hurstbourne Parkway just north of Fegenbush Lane has been identified.
According to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office, 19 year-old Landon Nokes died from blunt force trauma in a head-on collision.
Early investigation revealed a pickup truck was heading north in the southbound lanes of Hurstbourne Parkway and struck two vehicles that were heading south.
Police said one of the vehicles caught fire, and the driver of that vehicle, later identified as Nokes, died in the crash.
The operator of the pickup truck, 26 year-old Porfirio Cruz Hernandez, was charged with murder, wanton endangerment, driving under the influence and driving without a license.
Cruz Hernandez was taken to University Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. He was charged on Monday afternoon by Louisville Metro Police Department’s Traffic Unit.
He was booked in Metro Corrections on Wednesday. On Thursday, Cruz Hernandez appeared in front of a judge and pleaded not guilty.
His bond is set at $250,000 and he is scheduled to appear in court again on January 3, 2023.
Source: WAVE
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