Louisville police officer killed by alleged drunk driver

LEXINGTON, Fla., Oct. 30 (UPI) -- A Louisville Metro police detective was among two people killed by an alleged drunk driver in downtown Lexington.

Detective Jason Schweitzer, 37, was standing on a sidewalk talking with the other person when the car jumped the curb at 2:30 a.m. Saturday, Louisville and Lexington police said. He was in Lexington attending a Fraternal Order of Police convention.

Both victims died at a local hospital. The second victim was identified as Timothy Moore, 56, who worked for the University of Kentucky, according to the Fayette County deputy coroner.

Lexington police charged Suzanne M. Whitlow, 26, with two counts of manslaughter and one count of driving under the influence.

In a Facebook post last December, she posted the saying: "replacing my heart with another liver so I can drink more and care less." In another post, in August, Whitlow posted another quote, "You're always one decision away from a totally different life."

In February, she pleaded guilty to driving on a suspended or revoked license.

Whitlow, suffered minor injuries and was hospitalized, according to police officials.

Schweitzer'z wife was expecting their second child, according to retired Louisville police Sgt. Eric Johnson, executive director of Supporting Heroes, which supports families and co-workers of police, firefighters and paramedics killed in the line of duty in Kentucky, Indiana and Missouri.

Schweitzer began his career with the Jefferson County Police Department in 2001, and was vice president of the River City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 614 since 2010. At 15, he started working in an FOP kitchen.

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin posted on Facebook that he had met Schweitzer a few months ago.

"We are heartbroken for his wife and children, both born and unborn, at the news of this devastating loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with his entire family both now and in the months and years ahead" wrote Bevin.