Bio & Incident Details
Age: 28
Tour: 1 year
Badge # D145
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Incident Date: 7/11/1974
Weapon: Automobile
Suspect: Apprehended
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Patrolman Jack Templeton succumbed to injuries sustained two months earlier when his patrol car was struck by a train during a vehicle pursuit in the Brown Summit Community of Rockingham County, North Carolina which adjoins Guilford County. The suspect he was chasing had just abducted three nurses.
The driver of the vehicle he was pursuing drove around the gates at a railroad crossing. Patrolman Templeton attempted to follow but his patrol car was struck by the train. Patrolman Templeton was seriously injured and remained in a coma until his death on September 30th, 1974,
The suspect was eventually arrested and the three abduction victims were rescued unharmed.
Patrolman Templeton had served with the North Carolina Highway Patrol for one year.
