LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- One person is dead after being hit by a vehicle in Fern Creek early Friday.

It happened just after 1 a.m. in the 7700 block of Bardstown Road, near the Gene Snyder Freeway, according to a news release from Louisville Metro Police. Police said the person was hit by a northbound vehicle while trying to cross the roadway.

The pedestrian, who was not in a crosswalk, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the news release.

The Jefferson County Coroner's Office identified the victim Saturday as 30-year-old Miranda Carey.

The vehicle's driver stopped and remained at the scene until police arrived.

LMPD's Traffic Unit is investigating. 

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