Cassandra L. Byrd was killed Saturday night when she was hit by a vehicle as she from police on Interstate 75.
According to Kentucky State Trooper Don Trosper, public affairs officer at Post 11 in London, Byrd, 31, of Lexington had been pulled over by a Whitley County Sheriff’s deputy near the 6-mile marker about 10:20 p.m.
In trying to run from the deputy, Byrd crossed into the path of a 2005 Honda Pilot driven by Lawrence Jutzi of Florence.
Byrd was pronounced dead at the scene.
Kentucky State Police Trooper Greg Hill is continuing the investigation.
He was assisted at the scene by the Whitley County Coroner’s Office, Whitley County Sheriff’s Office, Williamsburg Fire Department and Whitley County EMS.
