24-year-old Henrico Police officer dies in crash

, and Citizen Staff Reports

March 31, 2022 . 12:21 PM

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Editor's note: An earlier version of this article incorrectly identified the victim as being 22 years old, information that was provided by Henrico Police but later corrected by police officials.

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A Henrico Police officer who graduated from the division’s basic police academy just last month died in a three-vehicle crash Wednesday night at Wilkinson and Chamberlayne roads in the county’s Northside.

Trey Marshall Sutton, 24, of Chesterfield, died from injuries suffered in the crash. He and another officer were traveling west through the intersection on Wilkinson Road in a marked patrol car transporting a man in custody when their car collided with a Dodge pickup truck traveling south on Chamberlayne, according to police. The crash then caused a third vehicle to be struck.

The other officer and the person being transported remain are hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, according to police.

Sutton was hired in June 2021 and was assigned to the Patrol Bureau, where he was in field training with his partner.

A Henrico Police officer places flowers on a car at the Villa Park Station in Northern Henrico March 31, 2022. (Courtesy Henrico Police)

Henrico officers are shrouding their badges to honor Sutton.

“This is a tragedy for everyone, and my thoughts and prayers are with everyone involved,” said Henrico Police Chief Eric English. “God bless Officer Sutton for his chosen profession – law enforcement and commitment to Henrico County. Sutton was a well-respected member of his recent academy class.”

The crash remains under investigation, and police have not yet determined exactly how the crash occurred.

“The First Lady and I are heartbroken by the loss of Henrico Police Officer and Chesterfield resident Trey Marshall Sutton," Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said in a statement Thursday afternoon. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Officer Sutton, the Henrico Police Department, the entire law enforcement community, and the others injured in the crash. This tragedy serves as a constant reminder that our men and women in blue put their lives on the line everyday to protect their communities.”