Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Donnie Morris Butts Jr.
Gender : Male
Age : 53
Race : White
Date : 04/18/2021
Location : Central Heights Road and E. New Hope Road
City : Goldsboro
County : Wayne
State : North Carolina
Agency : Wayne County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) :Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On April 18, 2021, at approximately 6 p.m., Wayne County Sheriff's deputies attempted to serve outstanding warrants on Donnie Morris Butts Jr., 53, in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Butts fled in a pickup truck, leading deputies on a pursuit. During the chase, Butts' vehicle collided with a deputy's cruiser. A second deputy continued the pursuit. Butts lost control of his truck, ran off the road, and collided with a parked big rig. Butts died at the crash site.
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Total Fatalities/Injuries during this police encounter: 1
SOURCE LINKS :
• https://www.wral.com/story/driver-dies-after-leading-wayne-deputies-on-chase/19635005/
• https://www.goldsborodailynews.com/2021/04/19/update-wanted-suspect-dies-in-crash-while-fleeing-from-deputies/
• https://cdllife.com/2021/high-speed-chase-ends-in-fatal-collision-with-tractor-trailer/
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225951529/donnie_morris-butts
• https://www.facebook.com/dave.jordanwitn/posts/a-high-speed-chase-in-goldsboro-ended-when-a-pickup-truck-crashed-into-a-parked-/3922529687864908/
