Highway Patrol completes investigation of crash that killed Bladen deputy

BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — New information on the crash that killed a Bladen County Sheriff’s deputy.

Highway Patrol says Dep. Dewayne Hester was driving approximately 90 mph June 8 when he ran off the road and overcorrected to the left. He hit a tree and died.

Hester was on duty responding to an assault with a deadly weapon call when he crashed.