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Damian Draper Bost
Gender : Male
Age : 31
Race : White
Date : 06/25/2026
Location : U.S. Highway 74/76 near Hallsboro Road
City : Hallsboro
County : Columbus
State : North Carolina
Agency : Columbus County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in on-duty crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 06/25/2026, Deputy Sheriff Damian Draper Bost of the Columbus County Sheriff's Office was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer while assisting with a disabled motorist on U.S. Highway 74/76 near the Hallsboro Road exit. Deputy Bost was outside his patrol vehicle placing traffic cones around the disabled vehicle when the tractor-trailer entered the emergency lane and struck him. He died from his injuries at the scene.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/27839-deputy-sheriff-damian-draper-bost
