Sergeant Mark Butler

Mark Butler

Sergeant Mark Butler was killed in a head-on collision during a pursuit on Highway 6 near Farm-to-Market 3090 in Navasota.

When Collge Station officers confronted a female suspect attempting to cash fraudulent checks at a bank, the suspect fled southbound on Highway 6. At the FM 2154 ramp, the suspect exited Highway 6 and reentered the highway, traveling south in the northbound lanes.

At 3:30 p.m., Sergeant Butler, who was traveling northbound in a marked patrol vehicle, collided with the suspect, preventing her from hitting other motorists on the highway. He was transported to CHI St. Joseph Hospital – Grimes Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

The suspect was killed at the scene.

Sergeant Butler was a United States Army veteran and had served with the Navasota Police Department for almost four years.