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Army Veteran Killed While Protecting Public From Wrong-Way Driver Fleeing Police on Texas Highway

“He selflessly gave himself up so nobody else would perish... He didn’t swerve or brake. He sacrificed himself to save everyone behind us," motorist tells local media

Army Veteran Killed While Protecting Public From Wrong-Way Driver Fleeing Police on Texas Highway Image Credit: Officer Down Memorial Page
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A U.S. Army veteran serving as a police officer in Texas was killed in a head-on collision when he used his patrol car to block a suspect driving the wrong way during a highway pursuit last week, according to reports.

The tragic incident unfolded at around 3 p.m. in College Station.

The College Station Police Department (CSPD) was alerted about a woman trying to cash a fraudulent check and officers were dispatched to the business.

The female suspect fled the scene, and CPSD broke off the chase when she started driving against traffic on a state highway “due to the dangers that it caused,” CSPD Officer David Simmons told KBTX.

The suspect then entered Grimes County while still traveling in the wrong direction on Highway 6.

Sergeant Mark Butler of the Navasota Police Department (NPD) was driving towards the suspect and took potentially life-saving action that ultimately cost him his own.

“At 3:30 p.m., Sergeant Butler, who was traveling northbound, maneuvered his marked patrol vehicle and collided with the suspect, preventing her from hitting other motorists on the highway,” the Officer Down Memorial Page reports.

Sergeant Butler was rushed to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

Videos shot by witnesses show the suspect driving at a high rate of speed just moments before the wreck.

The suspect was also killed in the crash. She has not been identified at the time of this writing, as she was found to only be carrying false identification.

“I don’t believe we would have made it out if it wasn’t for the officer,” local resident Jonathan Crider told KBTX. “He selflessly gave himself up so nobody else would perish.”

“We changed lanes five seconds before the impact,” Crider said. “He didn’t swerve or brake. He sacrificed himself to save everyone behind us. I truly owe my life to him.”

Sergeant Butler reportedly served in the U.S. Army for six years before joining NPD in 2021.

The City of Navasota has established the Mark Butler Memorial Fund to support the Butler family.


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