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Sheriff Darren Campbell states on Wednesday July 18th at 1:41pm a deputy advised Iredell County Communications he had been involved in a motor vehicle collision. Both vehicles involved in this incident were employees of the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office. The accident occurred on Taylorsville Highway north of Statesville. One of the deputies involved in the collision was on duty and had slowed to make a left into a parking lot. The second deputy was traveling west toward Statesville on Taylorsville Highway and was off duty, riding a motorcycle. The second deputy was pronounced dead at the scene.
The on duty deputy involved in the incident is named Deputy Justin Betts, he will be placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.
The deputy who was killed was Corporal Bill Wood. Corporal Wood had been employed with Iredell County Emergency Communications since 1993 and had transferred over to the Sheriff’s Office in 2007.
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is investigating the accident at this time.
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Sheriff Darren Campbell states on Wednesday July 18th at 1:41pm a deputy advised Iredell County Communications he had been involved in a motor vehicle collision. Both vehicles involved in this incident were employees of the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office. The accident occurred on Taylorsville Highway north of Statesville. One of the deputies involved in the collision was on duty and had slowed to make a left into a parking lot. The second deputy was traveling west toward Statesville on Taylorsville Highway and was off duty, riding a motorcycle. The second deputy was pronounced dead at the scene.
The on duty deputy involved in the incident is named Deputy Justin Betts, he will be placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.
The deputy who was killed was Corporal Bill Wood. Corporal Wood had been employed with Iredell County Emergency Communications since 1993 and had transferred over to the Sheriff’s Office in 2007.
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is investigating the accident at this time.
This press release appears as received from the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office with the exception of page/text/space/paragraph/general formatting details. Picture placement also excluded. All pictures included with original release may not be shown here. Separate reports contained within the same press release may have also been removed. This press release may, or may not, appear in its entirety. Additionally, the different pieces of the press release may have been re-arranged. This press release was posted at WSICfm.com after being received from the agency listed. Article title and picture captions may, or may not be, part of the press release. This information does, however, reflect the information received from the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office.