Sput Powell

Gender : Male

Age :

Race : Unknown

Date : 05/02/2025

Location : Highway 181, Oak Hill community

City : Morganton

County : Burke

State : North Carolina

Agency : North Carolina State Highway Patrol

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed on duty in crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On May 2, 2025, longtime Burke County first responder Sput Powell was killed in a crash when a FedEx truck pulled into the path of his pickup truck on Highway 181 in the Oak Hill community near Morganton, North Carolina.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/burke-county-community-mourns-beloved-first-responder-killed-crash
https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/longtime-deputy-killed-crash-involving-fedex-truck-burke-county
https://www.wbtv.com/2025/05/07/burke-county-mourns-loss-longtime-first-responder-killed-crash
https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/burke-county-first-responder-killed-in-crash-remembered
https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/2025/05/07/nc-deputy-firefighter-sput-powell-killed-fatal-fedex-crash