A blood-alcohol test showed no presence of alcohol in a sheriff's detective sergeant involved in a crash that killed an 11-year-old girl Thursday, a prosecutor said.
Test results taken from Detective Sgt. Ron Killings were negative, said District Attorney General William Whitesell.
Law enforcement spokesman said Killings was driving his sheriff's car Thursday night when Lakeisha White of Hopkinsville, Ky., darted out in front of him about 8:45 p.m. on Bradyville Pike. Lakeisha was visiting her grandmother. She died early Friday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Killings submitted to a routine blood alcohol test Thursday night after the crash. The blood was submitted to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Crime Laboratory for analysis.
Whitesell said he was notified the test showed no alcohol.
Murfreesboro Police Sgt. Sam Campbell, who commands the Fatal Accident Crash Team, said the crash investigation remains open.
"I talked to one witness today who confirmed the girl went out in the middle of the road," Campbell said.
He was scheduled to talk with other witnesses.
Whitesell said once FACT finishes their investigation, he expects to discuss their findings.
Killings remains on routine administrative leave during the investigation.
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