Police: NC officer killed in single-vehicle crash just days before 27th birthday

NEWTON GROVE, N.C. — (AP) — Authorities say that a police officer from North Carolina’s Sampson County has died in a single-car crash.

WTVD reports that the wreck occurred Saturday night and involved an officer from the Newton Grove Police Department.

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol said the officer was Brent Nelson Hall, 26, of Clinton. The patrol said that he was driving to begin his shift in a department-owned Dodge Charger on U.S. 701 Business/Northeast Boulevard.

Troopers said Hall was traveling “at an extremely high rate of speed” excess of 80 mph in a 35 mph zone when he lost control of his vehicle. He then hit a curb and two light poles before coming to a stop.

Authorities said that he was not pursuing anyone and did not have the lights and sirens activated. Highway Patrol said that he was not wearing his seatbelt.

The crash remains under investigation.

According to WTVD, Hall’s sister, Amanda Brewington, said he was set to turn 27 in just nine days on April 13.

“Please pray for our Newton Grove Police Department, the Town of Newton Grove, and their families,” Newton Grove Police Chief Greg Warren said in a statement.

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