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Coroner: 82-year-old dead after car crashes into tree in Lexington

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UPDATE: May 13 at 8:15 a.m.

The Fayette County Coroner's Office reports that an 82-year-old man is dead after his car crashed into a tree on Keeneland Boulevard and Versailles Road late Sunday night.

According to the coroner's office, the man was identified as Jerry Woodall.

The coroner's office reports that he died from multiple blunt force injuries.

On Tuesday morning, Coach John Calipari remembered Woodall as a patriarch and a supporter of the University of Kentucky.

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The Lexington Police Department says that a person has life-threatening injuries after their car crashed into a tree on Keeneland Boulevard and Versailles Road late Sunday night.

According to police, upon arrival at the scene, they found that a single vehicle had left the roadway and crashed into a tree.

Police say the person was taken to a local hospital, and the cause of the crash is under investigation.