Holly MatkinSedalia, IN – Carrol County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Deputy Noah Rainey and Jail Deputy Dane Northcutt died in the line of duty Jan. 29 after their patrol car crashed as they were responding to help another officer.
The deputies were traveling along State Road 26 on their way to assist a Rossville deputy town marshal with a pursuit when their patrol vehicle left the east side of the highway and slammed into a pole, WTHR reported.
Additional law enforcement officers responding to the call for help with the pursuit came upon the crash shortly after 1:30 a.m.
Deputy Rainey and Jail Deputy Northcutt were both pronounced dead at the scene, WTHR reported.
Indiana State Police (ISP) said Deputy Rainey was on-duty at the time of the wreck, and that Jail Deputy Northcutt was on a ride-along.
The ISP is handling the ongoing investigation into the deadly collision, WTHR reported.
Deputy Rainey served with the Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Office for three years and spent one year with the Indiana Department of Corrections prior to joining the CCSO four years ago, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page.
He leaves behind his wife and children, the Indiana State Police Alliance said in a Facebook post.
Over 40 law enforcement vehicles from agencies across Central Indiana escorted Jail Deputy Northcutt’s body to a funeral home Sunday morning, Clinton County Sheriff Rich Kelly said in a Facebook post.
Dozens of first responders escorted Deputy Rainey’s body to Delphi one day earlier.
“We lost two brothers this morning,” Sheriff Kelly said in a statement to WTHR. “I ask for our community to wrap their arms around the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office. Please pray for our first responders and for the families of these 2 men. Our Chaplains were on scene with us and will continue to be available throughout this process. May Deputy Rainey and Officer Northcutt rest in eternal peace.”
Members of the community have left flowers and other tokens on a patrol car parked outside the CCSO in honor of the fallen deputies, WXIN reported.
EOW: A memorial is growing outside of the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office & Jail for Sheriff Deputy Noah Rainey & Jail Deputy Dane Northcutt, tragically killed over the weekend while responding to backup another agency involved in a pursuit. Thank you for your service. RIP. 💙 pic.twitter.com/vlVxiZso0I
— Courtney Spinelli (@CourtSpinelliTV) January 31, 2022
Carroll County lost two heroes in a tragic crash. Deputies Noah Rainey (Patrol) & Dane Northcutt (Jail) were responding together help another agency.
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
John 15:13 pic.twitter.com/j5Qt69RIuj— Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (Indiana) (@HCSOIndiana) January 29, 2022
The thoughts and prayers of the @IndStatePolice family are with the families of Carroll County Deputy Noah Rainey and Carroll County Jail Deputy Dane Northcutt; the Carroll County Sherrif’s Department, friends and community as they mourn their loss. pic.twitter.com/JJNJjfoR9a
— Capt. Ron Galaviz (@ISPChiefPIO) January 29, 2022
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Carroll County Sherriff’s Office, along with the coworkers, friends, and family of Deputy Noah Rainey and Correction Officer Dane Northcutt who died earlier this morning in a vehicle crash. #AlwaysRemember #CarrollCounty pic.twitter.com/DG4C39ofit
— IMPD (@IMPDnews) January 29, 2022
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Carrol County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Noah Rainey and Jail Deputy Dane Northcutt, both blood and blue. Thank you for your service.
Rest easy, heroes. We’ll hold the line from here.
Sandy Malone
