LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — A search is underway in Lexington for a driver who took control of an asphalt paver on Friday night and drove it into a nearby local building.

According to the Lexington Police Department (LPD), officers were dispatched around 7 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23, to the 2000 block of Parkers Mill Road in response to reports of an asphalt paver that had collided with a building.

An initial investigation revealed that overnight, someone had trespassed and driven the equipment through a fence and into the nearby building, causing a gas leak in the area.

The search for the driver involved in the paver crash remains ongoing.

Anyone with information about who may have driven the equipment is asked to call the Lexington Police Department at (859) 258-3600. Anonymous tips can

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