Coroner identifies Lexington man killed in crash

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – A crash Friday night on Clays Mill Road in Lexington killed a man. The coroner says 73-year-old John Herkamp of Lexington died in a two-car collision on Clays Mill, near Copper Run Boulevard.

Officers say Herkamp was trying to take a left from outbound Clays Mill to Wyndham Hills Drive when he was hit by a car headed inbound on Clays Mill.  According to police, the driver of the second car was also hurt, but not as badly.

The accident shut down that section of Clays Mill Road. Police expected the road to remain closed for several hours.