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North Carolina deputy hit, killed by drunk driver while investigating robbery

A Cumberland County deputy died Friday morning when a drunk driver hit him while he was responding to a robbery at Circle K on Gillespie Street.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, N.C. — A Cumberland County deputy was injured Friday morning when a drunk driver hit him while he was responding to a robbery at Circle K on Gillespie Street, according to a report from WRAL.

The deputy was investigating a robbery that happened at Circle K. He was with the K-9 unit to track the robbery suspect when a drunk driver hit him.

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The drunk driver made it to the Waffle House, where the driver was caught and taken into custody.

The deputy died due to injuries.

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