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Former Harrodsburg resident struck by two vehicles in Lexington

May 16, 2012

It was dark and Justin Conover-Bowman was wearing dark clothing Sunday night at 9:43 p.m. when he was hit by first an SUV and then a minivan as he attempted to cross Richmond Road at Fontaine in Lexington.

He died of his injuries a short time later, according to Fayette County Deputy Coroner John McCarty.

“He was attempting to cross Richmond Road — north to south — and he was not in a crosswalk,” McCarty said. “He was struck by one vehicle and then another.”

Conover-Bowman, 33, was formerly of Harrodsburg and was the son of Cindy Conover of Lancaster and Greg Bowman of Harrodsburg. He grew up in Danville and lived most of his life in the area. He leaves behind a son.

He was reported to be working to overcome chemical dependancy issues that had resulted in his homelessness and had even joined the Street Voice Council, a homeless advocacy group in Lexington.

“Some people don’t consider themselves homeless ‘cause they're living with a roommate, but in the blink of an eye, if you’re in somebody’s house, you make them mad or something goes wrong, they want you out of there, you know,” Conover-Bowman said in the 2010 interview that was part of a stage production called, “Please Don’t Call Me Homeless, I Don’t Call You Homed.”

Foul play is not suspected in Conover’s death, McCarty said. A toxicology report, which is standard procedure, will not be available for weeks.

The funeral is planned for 1 p.m. Thursday at Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home in Harrodsburg.

Similar accident

In simular circumstances just a say later, Lexington police say another man was hit and killed as he attempted to run across Nicholasville Road at Zandale Drive at 9:45 p.m. Monday.

Romeo Adolfo Tema Lopez, 32, of Lexington was pronounced dead at the scene.

As was the case with Conover-Bowman, it was dark and the man was wearing dark clothing, reports say. He was not in a crosswalk.

Witnesses said Lopez was nearly hit by one car only to spin around and be hit and killed by the car behind it.

None of the drivers involved in either fatality have been charged.

“It is strange that it happened this way but there is no way to predict these things,” McCarty said.

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