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Surry County Trooper Dies in Fiery Wreck on I-77 South in Yadkin Co.

North Carolina State Trooper Samuel Bullard died after an accident on I-77 in Yadkin County.

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YADKIN COUNTY, NC (WFMY) - A North Carolina state trooper died in an accident on Interstate 77 in Elkin Monday night.

RELATED | Law Enforcement, Community Mourn Death of Trooper Samuel Bullard

Surry County Trooper Samuel Bullard died after a high-speed chase while pursuing a suspect. Bullard was 24 years old and a Wilkes County native.

I extend my deepest sorrows to the @NCSHP family as they mourn the loss of Trooper Samuel N. Bullard, E532 (Surry County) who died in a pursuit related motor vehicle collision on Interstate 77 in Yadkin County. All @CityofRoxboro Staff will wear a mourning band. #LODD pic.twitter.com/a5AguX6o1h
— David Hess (@ChiefDavidHess) May 22, 2018

Elkin police said the wreck happened near the NC Highway 67 exit on I-77 south. Trooper P.E. Ellis and Bullard were pursuing suspects as a chase began in Surry County.

The @NCSHP & @NCPublicSafety today mourns the loss of three-year veteran Trooper Samuel Newton Bullard Monday night following an on-duty patrol vehicle collision on I-77 in Yadkin County. https://t.co/73ntfmGVT6 pic.twitter.com/RPpaFg86TI
— NC Highway Patrol (@NCSHP) May 22, 2018

The troopers were conducting a drivers license checkpoint Monday around 10:50 p.m. A black BMW failed to stop for them and kept driving.

Police say at one point, one trooper noticed Bullard was no longer following him and turned around to see Bullard's car engulfed in flames. The trooper couldn't rescue Bullard, a three-year Highway Patrol veteran. The investigation is still ongoing.

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