LINCOLN COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — The Lincoln County Coroner confirmed to LEX 18 that one person was killed on Saturday night after being hit by a vehicle on US 27 in Stanford.
Officials reported that on Saturday night, 28-year-old Brian McKenzie Bourne was hit by a vehicle traveling northbound on US 27 after he tried to cross the road. He was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead at around 11:58 p.m., the coroner reported.
The driver was questioned by police and arrested on "unrelated charges," officials added. Alcohol is not believed to have been a contributing factor in the incident, according to officials.
Further, the coroner noted that Bourne's death is being ruled an "accidental blunt force trauma."
