A man is dead after a hit-and-run in the Irish Hill neighborhood Thursday evening, according to the Louisville Metro Police Department.
LMPD spokesperson John Bradley said officers responded to a report of a man who had been hit by a car at the intersection of Lexington Road and Payne Street around 6:30 p.m.
The man was transported to UofL Hospital where he later died from his injuries.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the man as 31-year-old Michael Anthony Allen.
According to the release. the vehicle was traveling west on Lexington Road and did not stop after hitting the man, continuing down Lexington Road.
LMPD’s Traffic Unit is handling the ongoing investigation. Officials are asking for the public’s help in finding and identifying a light-colored sedan that was last seen heading west on Lexington Road around 6:30 p.m.
Anyone with information is asked to call the anonymous tip line at (502)-574-LMPD (5673) or use the online LMPD Crime Tip Portal.
Source: WAVE
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