Master Trooper Steven J. Perry was killed when his patrol vehicle was struck head-on by a wrong-way driver on NC-147, near the Swift Avenue exit, at approximately 3:00 a.m.
The wrong-way driver was also killed in the crash.
Trooper Perry had served with the North Carolina Highway Patrol for nearly 7 years. Survivors include a 9-month old daughetr.
Source: ODMP
https://www.odmp.org/officer/27771-master-trooper-steven-j-perry