Car hits man lying in road in Paris

PARIS, Ky. (WTVQ) – The Paris Police Department is trying to determine if a man found dead on a Paris road was hit by a car or had a medical emergency.

According to police, a driver was going down Georgetown Road on Sunday around 7:20 a.m. when he spotted the man in the road.

He turned around then saw another car coming.

Police say he tried flashing his lights to warn the driver, but the car ran over the man.

Another driver told police he saw the man walking along the road earlier that morning.

An autopsy is being performed to determine the cause of death but police say they do not suspect foul play.