Lexington Police Department

Lexington Police respond to crash on Sunset Boulevard

Lexington police asked drivers to avoid a section of Sunset Blvd (US-378) Tuesday morning.All lanes of Sunset Blvd at Palmetto Park Boulevard were shut down due to a collision. Lexington Police, Lexington County Fire Services and Lexington EMS were on the scene. Just after noon, All lanes were reopened. LPD photos

South Lake Drive in Lexington shut down after crash, with injuries, Saturday morning

A single vehicle wreck with injuries at the 500 block of South Lake Drive (SC-6) had all lanes shut down beginning around 10 a.m. Saturday. Lexington Police said the closure could last several hours while officers investigate the crash. Officers are directed southbound traffic onto Railroad Avenue and northbound traffic is being detoured onto Glassmaster […]

Motorcycle rider injured in Lexington crash on South Lake Drive, Thursday afternoon, lanes temporarily closed

Lexington police asked drivers to avoid the outbound lanes of South Lake Drive, Thursday afternoon. A collision involving a motorcyclist on South Lake Drive (SC-6) near Industrial Drive had all outbound lanes closed.The driver of the motorcycle was transported from the scene by EMS with injuries. The outbound lane was closed for an hour or […]

Lexington Police arrest 2 and confiscate firearms and narcotics after suspicion of impaired driving pursuit

Lexington police officers attempted to stop a vehicle, last week, for suspicion of impaired driving. After a short pursuit, the vehicle was stopped on Augusta Road near I-20. During the traffic stop, it was found that the driver was impaired and she was arrested for DUI and for Failure to Stop for Blue Lights. The […]

Truck was stuck on railroad track in the Dooley Road area of Lexington County, emergency crews respond and remove it

Lexington Police asked drivers to avoid Dooley Road from Old Two Notch Road to the traffic circle in the dark hours of Monday morning. A vehicle was stuck on the railroad tracks with the arm bars down. Dooley Road was inaccessible to regular traffic. Emergency personnel were on scene and detours were put in place. […]

Businesses in the Old Mill in Lexington evacuated because of a natural gas leak on East Main Street

A natural gas leak, Wednesday afternoon in Lexington, at the Old Mill had outbound traffic on East Main Street (US-1) at Harmon Street merged into the median around first responders and Dominion Energy who were working on repairs. All businesses at the Old Mill were evacuated and were closed while the gas was being fixed. […]

Wednesday night crash, involving two cars, results in closed lanes in Lexington

Units from the Lexington Police Department responded to a two-car collision at North Lake Drive and Columbia Avenue, Wednesday night. The crash resulted in the closing of an inbound lane and an outbound lane of North Lake Drive was blocked. Emergency personnel worked to clear the scene and all lanes were eventually reopened.

Trees fall in Lexington during storm, resulting in closed lanes

All lanes of the 400 block of Industrial Drive in Lexington were closed, at around 3:30 Thursday afternoon, due to downed trees and power lines, according to the Lexington Police Department. Dominion Energy was notified and and expected to respond to the scene. The US National Weather Service Columbia South Carolina: Flash Flood Warning that […]