A man is dead after crashing on the Eastbound Watterson Expressway early Sunday morning, according to Louisville Metro Police.
Officers responded to a call at around 3:15 a.m. of a vehicle collision on the Watterson Eastbound near Taylorsville Road.
After locating the vehicle at the scene, preliminary investigation and witness statements revealed that a man was driving eastbound on the Watterson at a high rate of speed when they lost control of the vehicle and struck the concrete median.
Police said the vehicle continued down the roadway before veering off and striking a sound barrier wall and eventually stopping in a ditch line.
The driver was taken to UofL Hospital, where they were pronounced dead shortly after arriving.
No other vehicles were involved.
According to officials, the driver was not wearing a seatbelt.
Soiurce: WAVE
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