A man killed in a collision with a suspected drunk driver has been identified

A Lexington man died Friday evening in a crash involving another driver who was reportedly under the influence of alcohol.

The Fayette County Coroner’s Office identified the deceased as Billy Joe Williamson Jr., 54.

Williamson was one of the drivers in a two-car collision on Winchester Road at Bahama Road Friday night. He was pronounced dead at 1:26 a.m. Saturday at University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital from blunt force trauma, the medical examiner’s office said.

Lt. Dillan Taylor of the Lexington Police Department said police were called to the 3400 block of Winchester Road at 11 p.m. Friday and arrested a person and charged them with driving under the influence.

Williamson was a WLEX employee who had worked for the station for more than 20 years.

“He will be sadly missed by the LEX 18 family,” the television station’s report said.