North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Community Corrections, North Carolina
End of Watch: Thursday, August 4, 2011
Age: 41
Tour of Duty: 18 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: August 4, 2011
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Probation Officer Jeff Settle was killed in an automobile accident when his department vehicle was rear-ended by a cable company truck. He was stopped at the intersection of U.S. 70 and Old Salisbury Road, near Statesville, when the collision occurred.
Officer Settle had served with the North Carolina Department of Correction for 18 years. He is survived by his wife and three children.