Law enforcement searching for driver involved in fatal crash in Catoosa County

Published 9:00 am Wednesday, June 1, 2022

RINGGOLD — The Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office is working with the Georgia State Patrol to develop information about the hit-and-run driver of a white truck involved in a fatal crash.

Georgia State Patrol Cpl. Scotty Smith has released this information along with a photo of the vehicle that law enforcement has been advised to be on the lookout for:

On May 29 at approximately 3:20 p.m., the Georgia State Patrol along with the Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office responded to Mount Pisgah Road near Trinity Lane on a vehicle collision involving a hit-and-run. A white truck with a spreader bed struck a 2007 Ford Taurus in the driver door area. The Ford Taurus was pushed off the roadway and into a ditch. The white truck left the scene of the collision.

The driver of the Taurus, Dorothy Pauline Yates of Ringgold, was taken to Erlanger in critical condition. At approximately 5 p.m., Yates died from her injuries sustained in the collision.

The Georgia State Patrol is requesting information from the public on finding the spreader truck and the driver. Any information should be directed to the Georgia State Patrol Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team team at (706) 624-1484.