A Texas community is mourning the loss of Navasota Police Sgt. Mark Butler, who died while saving others from a wrong-way driver during a pursuit.
A Texas police sergeant and Army veteran killed in the line of duty is being hailed as a hero for preventing even more tragedy. Navasota Police Sgt. Mark Butler was killed in a head-on collision during a pursuit of a suspect wanted for attempting to cash a fake check, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page, a site dedicated to remembering law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. The ordeal began just after 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan.
Troopers were dispatched with the suspect reported to be traveling in the wrong direction on Highway 6 in Navasota, 24 miles outside College Station. At 3:30 p.m., officials said Butler, who was traveling north, maneuvered his marked patrol vehicle and collided with the suspect, preventing her from hitting other motorists on the highway. Officials said Butler was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he died.
We lost two officers today in the line of duty,' Patrick wrote in a post on X. 'Texas law enforcement officers who make the ultimate sacrifice protecting our communities live on in our hearts forever. Please pray tonight for both of these heroes’ families. They have suffered such great loss.' Republican Texas State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst also shared her condolences in a post on her Facebook page and said it's 'hard to fathom this sudden and reckless loss of life.
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