About 180 cases involving two North Carolina State Highway Patrol troopers have been dismissed or are under review in Wake County after questions about the credibility of the troopers arose.
Two North Carolina state troopers have been suspended from the job and nearly 200 cases they're tied to have been dismissed.
Two North Carolina State Highway Patrol troopers, Sgt. Garrett Macario and Sgt. Matthew Morrison, have been suspended amid an investigation into their credibility, resulting in the dismissal of 180 DWI cases.
One trooper's reliability came into question after he was heard on video providing false and misleading information at a deadly crash scene.
A mother and her four children were killed in a North Carolina crash Sunday afternoon, according to authorities.
In addition, approximately 180 traffic cases involving the two troopers have been dismissed. According to CBS 17, Wake County District Attorney Lorri Freeman said that the state would not move forward with nearly 180 cases involving Trooper Garrett Lee Macario and about a dozen cases involving his supervisor, Sergeant Matthew Lindly Morrison.
Police are searching for three people who stole a car and shot at a state trooper during a chase that ended in Chapel Hill on Jan. 25, 2025. Chapel Hill Police and the State Highway Patrol are searching for three people who shot at a state trooper during a car chase early Saturday morning.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) -- Authorities are searching for three people after a chase involving a state trooper ended in a crash in Orange County. It started Saturday morning around 2:30 a.m. on I-40 westbound near the 266-mile marker in Orange County.
Chapel Hill Police and State Highway Patrol investigators are working to identify suspects after an overnight chase that included gunfire.
A North Carolina appeals court says the mother of a student killed while on a ride-along in a Highway Patrol cruiser can continue suing for gross negligence against the trooper who was driving.
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol said the juvenile is also facing multiple charges in connection with the crash. They are being held at the juvenile detention center in Wake County.
District Attorney Lorrin Freeman said she "concluded that there were statements that were made by that trooper that appear to be false and misleading."