LOUISVILLE, Ky. — On Sept. 20 at approximately 8:30 p.m., Louisville Metro Police Department officers, along with the fire department and EMS, responded to a single-vehicle collision with injuries in the 4500 block of W. Broadway.

LMPD’s Traffic Unit was called to the scene due to the severity of the crash.

Investigation and roadway evidence indicate that the vehicle was traveling westbound on Broadway when, for unknown reasons, it left the travel lane.

The vehicle struck a tree and overturned onto the driver’s side. Emergency responders used mechanical means to extricate the driver, who was transported to University of Louisville Hospital.

Officials later identified the driver as 42-year-old Lashonda Daugherty. She succumbed to her injuries, and the cause of death was blunt force trau

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