North Carolina: Trooper James “Nick” Horton accidentally hit and killed brother John Horton when responding to call for backup

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State trooper accidentally hit and killed his brother when responding to his call for backup

5 January 2022

James Lovelace heard the crash Monday night just outside his home in rural North Carolina, saw the State Highway Patrol cruisers and feared something bad had happened to his good friend, Trooper John Horton. Lovelace told WSOC he ran out to the scene and found Horton’s younger brother, James “Nick” Horton, also a state trooper. James Horton had been trying to answer his brother’s request for backup at a traffic stop near Mooresboro, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol said in a news release. Instead, he lost control of his cruiser and hit his brother’s patrol car, which slammed into ...

State trooper accidentally hit and killed his brother when responding to his call for backup

 

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NC trooper hit by brother during Rutherford Co. traffic stop dies at hospital

4 January 2022

A North Carolina State Highway Patrol trooper, who was hit by his brother during a traffic stop Monday evening has died. According to North Carolina Highway Patrol, Trooper John S. Horton was hit at 8:58 p.m. by a responding trooper, Trooper James N. Horton, during a traffic stop at High Shoals Church Road and Goodes Grove Church Road. Highway Patrol said Trooper James Horton lost control of his vehicle upon approaching the traffic stop and hit the stationary patrol vehicle and subsequently struck Trooper John Horton and the detained driver who were standing along the roadside. Trooper John Horton, a ...

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NC trooper hit by brother during Rutherford Co. traffic stop dies at hospital

4 January 2022

A North Carolina State Highway Patrol trooper, who was hit by his brother during a traffic stop Monday evening has died. According to North Carolina Highway Patrol, Trooper John S. Horton was hit at 8:58 p.m. by a responding trooper, Trooper James N. Horton, during a traffic stop at High Shoals Church Road and Goodes Grove Church Road. Highway Patrol said Trooper James Horton lost control of his vehicle upon approaching the traffic stop and hit the stationary patrol vehicle and subsequently struck Trooper John Horton and the detained driver who were standing along the roadside. Trooper John Horton, a ...

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