A Louisville police detective stopped to ask a man for directions for a late-night meal when both pedestrians were struck and killed by an alleged drunken driver in Lexington, Kentucky, authorities said.
(FOX)- Detective Jason Schweitzer was visiting Lexington for a Fraternal Order of Police conference. His death early Saturday was announced on the Louisville Metro Police Department’s Facebook page.
Schweitzer had asked the man to point him toward a restaurant near downtown when they were struck, Lexington authorities said. The other victim was Timothy Moore, 56, of Lexington, the coroner’s office in Lexington. Both died of multiple blunt force trauma, it said.
Moore worked for the University of Kentucky as a utility plant operator and died outside the building where he worked, a school spokesman said.
Lexington police said a woman arrested in the overnight tragedy faced manslaughter and drunken driving charges.
Investigators were trying to determine where Schweitzer and Moore were standing when they were struck, said Lexington police spokeswoman Brenna Angel. Schweitzer was accompanied by another police officer who stepped away from the victims before they were hit, she said.
The veteran lawman’s death spurred an outpouring of condolences from state and Louisville officials.
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