Hit and Run Driver Killed Woman in Louisville

Jennifer Moore

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Yesterday, a woman died as a result of injuries she sustained from being struck by a vehicle in Jeffersontown.  A pedestrian, Amelia Lopez, was hit by a car and thrown approximately 200 feet and landed in the middle of the road.  The driver of the vehicle fled the scene.  Police are investigating this accident and need information on the driver.  If you have any information on the hit-and-run driver, please contact the police immediately. 

Jeffersontown Police tell us 64-year-old Amelia Lopez was found in the middle of the road near the intersection of Taylorsville Road and Six Mile Lane about 1:45 a.m. The driver of the car that hit her left the scene.

According to police, the impact threw Lopez nearly 200 feet. She was taken to the hospital but later died from her injuries.