Crash involving street sweeper causes life-threatening injuries, Lexington police say Jeremy Chisenhall, Lexington Herald-Leader
Dec. 23 A woman suffered life-threatening injuries Wednesday when the driver of an SUV rear-ended a street-sweeper on Polo Club Boulevard, according to Lexington police.
The woman was a passenger in the SUV, which hit the street sweeper while it was cleaning a bike lane, police said. The accident occurred around 9 a.m. in the 2500 block of Polo Club Boulevard, near the Costco and Cabela s stores. The woman was taken to University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital, according to police Lt. Daniel Truex.
A collision reconstruction unit was called to the scene to investigate the crash.