Overview
- The incident occurred around 4 p.m. near Bardstown Road and Grinstead Drive about an hour into the Highlands parade.
- The woman was walking beside a float when she fell after her foot became trapped, received first aid on the route, and was later pronounced dead at the University of Louisville Hospital.
- LMPD’s Traffic Unit has opened an investigation, and officials have not released the victim’s identity.
- Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg offered condolences and asked the community to keep the woman’s family and friends in their thoughts.
- The parade organizer urged respect for the family’s privacy, while local reports described the float as carrying hay bales and being towed by a gray pickup, with witnesses recounting the sudden halt in the procession.