On Monday evening, October 21, at approximately 7 p.m. local agencies responded to a crash on Highway 516 about 6 miles northeast of Ringgold city limits.

Officer Kayla Little, employed by the Ringgold Police Department (RPD) was driving westbound in a marked 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe owned by the RPD when she approached a sharp curve in the highway. According to reports Little explained that the curve was greater than she anticipated and she was unable to keep the vehicle on the roadway.

She then exited the highway to the right and traveled a short distance up on embankment onto a cutover where the vehicle became stuck in dirt and brush.

It is suspected that she was traveling back to work after picking up another officer, Kristayvion Johnson, in Arcadia who also works for RPD.

A wrecker was called to the scene and was able to remove the vehicle. There were no reported injuries.