A local man was charged over the weekend in connection with a fatal crash in Louisville Kentucky.
The Louisville-Courier Journal newspaper reports that at 2:22 am Sunday morning police were called to a two vehicle accident. Witnesses said 45-year-old Shawn Murphy of Daviess County was south near Cardinals’ Stadium in Louisville and went through a traffic light hitting a passenger car. A woman in the passenger seat died as a result of the crash. A man driving the car was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
Daviess County Chief Deputy Gary Allison says the vehicle Murphy was driving is believed to be a van reported stolen from the Gastof in Montgomery. The newspaper reports Murphy fled the accident scene on foot but was caught a short distance away.
Murphy is charged with Manslaughter, Leaving the Scene of an Accident and Assault.
The investigation continues.
