Mark Butler Obituary, Death; – The driver of the Jeep involved in a fatal wrong-way collision that claimed the life of Navasota Police Department’s Sergeant Mark Butler last Wednesday has been identified.
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) named the suspect as Kimberly Lannigan, 59, from Colorado Springs, Colorado. According to College Station police, they attempted to apprehend Lannigan after she allegedly attempted to use a fraudulent identification to cash a counterfeit check at a bank located off Rock Prairie Road.
A pursuit ensued as police and DPS troopers followed her southbound on Highway 6; however, the chase was terminated when Lannigan reversed direction at the Millican exit and began traveling against traffic. DPS officials reported that Lannigan drove approximately a mile and a half in the wrong direction before colliding head-on with Sgt. Butler, resulting in the tragic incident that led to both fatalities.
Lannigan was pronounced dead at the crash site, while Sgt. Butler succumbed to his injuries shortly thereafter at a nearby hospital.
A public visitation for Sgt. Butler is scheduled for this Thursday, January 23, at Nobles Funeral Chapel in Navasota. A funeral service will take place on Friday at Central Church Bryan-College Station, followed by a private burial ceremony.
