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Johnathan Andrew Laws
Gender : Male
Age : 34
Race : White
Date : 06/27/2025
Location : Red White and Blue Road near Ruth Linney Road
City : Wilkes County
County : Wilkes
State : North Carolina
Agency : Wilkes County Sheriff's Office; NC State Highway Patrol
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Deputy killed in head-on collision
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 06/27/2025 at approximately 7:00 p.m., a Wilkes County deputy, Johnathan Andrew Laws, 34, was driving a 2018 Nissan Altima southbound on Red White and Blue Road when it was struck head-on by a northbound 2003 Jeep Liberty that crossed the center line. Laws was airlifted to a hospital but died from his injuries.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wxii12.com/article/3-killed-2-injured-red-white-and-blue-road-crash-wilkes-county-highway-patrol/65233774
https://www.wfdd.org/story/three-killed-two-injured-wilkes-county-crash
https://wataugaonline.com/wilkes-county-deputy-among-those-killed-in-fatal-collision-friday-night/
