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Driver Arrested After Dixie Highway Crash That Injured KSP Trooper

Police say he fled the scene before arrest in Vine Grove on multiple charges.

Overview

  • Kentucky State Police say a southbound Mitsubishi hit a Ford Ranger in the 15000 block of Dixie Highway near Kosmosdale, sending the truck into northbound lanes where it struck a trooper’s cruiser.
  • Police identified the Mitsubishi driver as 33-year-old David Huggs, who left the scene before officers found him in Vine Grove and took him into custody.
  • KSP charged Huggs with two counts of second-degree assault, leaving the scene after a crash, and first-offense DUI with aggravated circumstances.
  • Two people were hurt, with Trooper Lukas Jones treated and released at Jewish Hospital and the pickup driver taken to UofL Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
  • Investigators closed northbound Dixie Highway for hours to document the scene and collect evidence for the ongoing case.