Police Officer Candace Ripp
Metro Nashville Police Department
Tennessee
End of Watch: Saturday, December 8, 2001

Biographical Info
Age: 36
Tour of Duty: 10 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Date of Incident: Saturday, December 8, 2001
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Officer Candace Ripp was struck and killed by a vehicle while investigating the scene of a one-car accident on Ellington Parkway at approximately 0800 hours.

She was standing in the grass median of the roadway drawing diagrams of the accident scene, when another driver lost control in the same spot and struck her. She was transported to a local hospital where she succumbed to her injuries. Officer Ripp's report of the first accident stated that it was raining hard at the time. No charges were filed against the driver who struck her because of the weather conditions.

Officer Ripp had been employed with the Nashville Police Department for almost ten years, and is survived by her daughter, grand-daughter, and mother.

In 2002 a section of Ellington Parkway was renamed Officer Candace Ripp Memorial Highway in honor of Officer Ripp.