By Mark Price
The Charlotte Observer
SNOW HILL, N.C. — A deputy pursuing a suspect was killed when a patrol car went out of control and crashed in Greene County, according to investigators in eastern North Carolina.
It happened just before 8:30 p.m. Thursday in the Snow Hill area of Greene County, about a 70-mile drive southeast from downtown Raleigh.
The identity of the deputy has not been released.
“Greene County deputies responded to assist Farmville PD with a vehicle pursuit that came into Greene County from Farmville on Hwy 258 North,” the sheriff’s office said in a news release.
“One deputy was able to catch up with the suspect vehicle near Hwy 258 and Hwy 123. Another deputy on Hwy 258 north of the Hwy 13 intersection was attempting to catch up with the deputy and suspect vehicle, when they lost control of their patrol car and was fatally injured.”
The suspect later crashed on Dixon Farm Road and was hospitalized with serious injuries, the sheriff’s office says.
Investigators have not released details of why the suspect was being pursued.
“Farmville PD is handling the charges regarding the suspect chase and the North Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating both vehicle crashes,” the sheriff’s office said.
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