LPD: Woman seriously injured after being hit by car

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Lexington Police say a woman suffered life-threatening injuries when she was hit by a car while crossing North Broadway near New Circle Road Monday night.

The accident happened just before 10:00 p.m., according to police.  Investigators say the woman was not in a crosswalk when she was hit.  Police say a bystander performed CPR on the woman until EMT’s arrived and rushed her to UK Hospital.  Her name was not released.  Police say the driver had not been charged as of this writing.

The accident impacted traffic.  Police say North Broadway near New Circle Road will be closed for the next two hours while the Lexington Police Department’s Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) investigates the accident.

The Lexington Legends baseball game ended around the time of the accident, so police had to detour traffic leaving Whitaker Bank Ballpark.

From 2011 through 2014, more pedestrians were hit on Broadway than any other street in Lexington, according to statistics from Lexington Police.  Second on that list was New Circle Road. 

Here is a list of the number of Pedestrian-Vehicle accidents in Lexington, according to police statistics:

2011:  143

2012:  158

2013:  173

2014:  123