LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Metro Police Department officers arrested detective Kyle Carroll while off-duty early Sunday morning, July 14. 

What You Need To Know

  • A Louisville police detective was arrested while off-duty early Sunday morning, July 14 

  • Officers arrested Kyle Carroll, who they found was under the influence after conducting field sobriety tests 

  • He was transported to the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections booked on a charge of Operating a Motor Vehicle under the influence

  • LMPD said it will place Carroll on administrative leave

LMPD said officers were dispatched to the 2300 block of Frankfort Avenue and found an off-duty detective had struck a parked car. They detected an odor of alcohol on his breath and found he was under the influence after conducting field sobriety tests. 

Carroll was transported to the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections booked on a charge of Operating a Motor Vehicle under the influence. There were no injuries.

LMPD said it will place Carroll on administrative leave as it investigates further.

“LMPD takes this situation very seriously and we are grateful no one was injured,” the department said in a release. 

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Connor Smith is a digital producer for Spectrum News 1 in Louisville, Kentucky. He joined the team in November 2023 and hails from the Chicago area. In summer 2023, he received his Master of Science in Journalism from Northwestern's Medill School in Chicago, where he covered Super Bowl LVII, the Chicago Marathon and other stories around the city.