Bio: Lieutenant Crook was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran
Survived by:
Wife and two children.
Fatal Incident Summary
Offender:
No Info
Location:
Bluefield,
Mercer County,
WV
USA
Tue. May. 30, 2017
Summary:
Lieutenant Aaron Crook was killed in a vehicle crash at the intersection of Princeton Avenue and Lee Street shortly after midnight while involved in a vehicle pursuit of a suspected drunk driver.
He suffered fatal injuries when his patrol car collided with another Bluefield Police Department patrol car and a West Virginia State Police patrol car. He was transported to Bluefield General Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The officers in the other two patrol cars suffered non-life threatening injuries.
The subject involved in the pursuit was arrested and charged with several felonies and misdemeanors.
