A man is in custody after fleeing the scene of a traffic incident on Dixie Highway that sent a Kentucky State Police trooper to the hospital.
The Kentucky State Police says the three-vehicle collision occurred Wednesday near the 15000 block of Dixie Highway near Valley Station.
According to the KSP, the preliminary investigation indicates a vehicle operated by David Huggins of Louisville was travelling south on Dixie Highway when the vehicle collided with a southbound pickup truck operated by Michael Nugent of Shepherdsville. The pickup truck spun into the northbound lanes, where it was struck by a marked KSP cruiser operated by KSP Post Four Trooper Lukas Jones.
Trooper Jones was transported to Jewish Hospital in Louisville for treatment of minor injuries and later released. Nugent was transported to the University of Louisville Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
Huggins fled the scene following the collision, traveling south on Dixie Highway towards Radcliff. He was later found in Vine Grove and taken into custody on two counts of second degree Assault, one count of Leaving the Scene of an Accident, and one count of Driving Under the Influence.
The Vine Grove Police Department was among the agencies that assisted the KSP. The KSP Critical Incident Response Team’s investigation is ongoing.
