3 workers struck, 1 dies near Tennessee Volkswagen plant

CHATTANOOGA (AP) — Management shut down production Saturday at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee after three workers were struck by a vehicle on a walkway just outside the plant, authorities said.

One person was killed, a second was critically injured and a third was injured less severely in the wreck that happened near a road inside the plant site in Chattanooga, investigators said.

Officers have not determined why the driver of the vehicle ran off the road and onto the walkway around 5:40 a.m. Saturday, Chattanooga police said in a statement.

Volkswagen said no other workers were in danger and the German automaker decided to halt production at the plant after the wreck.

Police: Teacher grazed when gun discharges in classroom

KNOXVILLE (AP) — A Tennessee teacher was grazed when a gun discharged in a high school classroom Friday, but no other injuries were reported, police said.

It appears the gun was in a student’s backpack when it discharged in a classroom at West High School and the teacher was grazed either by the bullet or bullet fragment, Knoxville Police said in a tweet.

“The student is in custody and the gun is accounted for,” police said.

MPD looking for missing woman

Investigators are currently searching for 33-year-old Chastity Marie Lucas. Lucas left the hospital in Morristown against medical advice on April 19, and her family has not seen or heard from her since.

Investigators and family are concerned for her safety. Ms. Lucas is a White female approximately 5’5” tall and weighs about 115 pounds.

She has brown hair and brown eyes.

The MPD is asking anyone with information concerning the whereabouts of Lucas to contact police immediately through the dispatch center at 423-585-2701.