Update
LPD has arrested 39-year-old Ronald Smith in connection to the crash. Smith is charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, no registration plates, and failure of owner to maintain required insurance 1st offense. He is being held in the Fayette County Detention Center.
Officials say Smith is an employee at the University of Kentucky.
Original
One person was killed in a Lexington crash Friday night.
Police say it happened around 11 p.m. on Winchester Road between Man O War and Bahama Road.
54-year-old Billy Joe Williamson, Jr. was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries and later succumbed to those injuries.
Police say initial investigation indicates that an intoxicated driver crossed the center line, which led to the crash.
Williamson's family tells us his vehicle was hit head-on by the other driver.
This is an ongoing investigation by the LPD Collision Reconstruction Unit.
Billy was an employee here at LEX 18. He will be dearly missed by the LEX 18 family.
