Overview
- Louisville Metro Police say 27-year-old Adam J. Troutman died at the scene on Vaughn Mill Road near Briscoe Lane in the Highview neighborhood.
- Investigators believe the vehicle involved is a 2016 or 2017 Chevy Equinox with right-side damage and a broken right headlight, with the color unknown.
- Preliminary findings indicate Troutman was walking on the right shoulder in a dark stretch of road when a vehicle traveling the same direction hit him from behind.
- The driver left without stopping, and police ask anyone with information to call 502-574-LMPD (5673) or use the LMPD online crime tip portal.
- Troutman’s family offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction and says they plan to push for better lighting and sidewalks in the area.