Pedestrian Deaths

Pedestrian struck and killed by motorist at Broadway and Seventh Street

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a motorist in Downtown Louisville early Sunday morning, July 17. The collision took place at 3:30a.m. around...

Why so many people die walking on our streets explained in...

Speed kills, especially on city streets teeming with pedestrians and cyclists. The investigative news nonprofit ProPublica has produced an interactive graph that deftly conveys how just a few miles...

Woman walking on Dixie Highway killed by motorist

In early May, a woman walking along Dixie Highway near Farnsley Road in Shively was struck and killed by a motorist. The incident took...

Child riding his bike killed by motorist on quiet residential street

A five-year-old boy was struck and killed by a motorist at around 11:40a.m. on Friday, April 15. The collision took place on Whispering Brook Drive near...

Woman killed by motorist on Zorn Avenue

A woman was struck and killed by a motorist on Zorn Avenue on Sunday April 17. The fatal collision took place around 1:00a.m. on Sunday...

Man in wheelchair killed by motorist on Manslick Road

A man in a motorized wheelchair was killed by a motorist while crossing Manslick Road at March Boulevard and Manslick Court. The fatal collision happened...

Man killed by hit-and-run motorist at Bardstown Road and Emerson Avenue

A man was struck and killed by a hit-and-run motorist Sunday night at Bardstown Road and Emerson Avenue. Police found the victim Sunday morning around 6:00a.m....

Person killed by drunk motorist on Griffiths Avenue at 25th Street

On Sunday, December 6 around 4:00a.m., Charles Ballard, 26, hit and killed Cory Starrett, 24, while driving drunk on Griffiths Avenue at 25th Street...

This video explains how the automobile conquered the American street in...

  Our streets today are dangerous places for everyone involved—because we chose to turn our most prolific public spaces over for use as high-speed motorways. As we...