03/28/2024
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columbus-county-sheriffs-officeA Columbus County Deputy involved in a fatal collision swerved to avoid striking a deer in the roadway, according to Columbus County Sheriff Lewis Hatcher.

The crash is still under investigation and the deputy’s mobile data terminal and cell phone have been turned over to the NC Highway Patrol.

According to reports, Sheriff Hatcher said Deputy Ryan Gibson was not texting nor was he attempting to use the computer installed in the patrol car.

The deadly crash ocurred on Princess Ann Road near Cerro Gordo when Deputy Gibson’s patrol car crossed the centerline and sideswiped a pick-up truck operated by Robert Brownlee, 30. Brownlee, of Fair Bluff, died as a result of the injuries sustained in the crash. Deputy Gibson was treated at Columbus Regional Healthcare.

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