Oh Man!!!
NC trooper, driver die in crash after trooper brother loses control of car.
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - A North Carolina State Highway Patrol trooper has died after his brother, also a trooper, crashed into him during a traffic stop Monday night in Rutherford County, officials said.
According to the highway patrol, Trooper John Horton was conducting a traffic stop at High Shoals Church Road and Goodes Grove Church Road shortly before 9 p.m.
Trooper James Horton was responding to assist when he lost control of his vehicle and collided with the stationary patrol vehicle and subsequently struck Trooper John Horton and the detained drive who was standing alongside the road, officials said.
Trooper John Horton, a 15-year veteran assigned to Rutherford County, was taken to a Spartanburg hospital where he died of his injuries, according to the NCSHP. The detained driver, identified as Dusty Luke Beck, according to NC Gov. Roy Cooper, was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.
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Just terrible, especially for the surviving brother and their families.
2022 is starting out pretty bad.
I wonder if road conditions were a factor, ice maybe?
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Wow! Two families lost sons and a brother has to live with it.
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Wow, that's just horrible, prayers for all involved.
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Horrible
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