Roll of Honor
William Lee Wright
Incident
Correctional Officer William Wright died as the result of injuries sustained two days earlier when he fell from a metal staircase at the Mountain View Correctional Institution.
He was transported to a local hospital where he was treated for a head injury and released the following day. The day after being released he suffered complications from the injury and died at his home.
Officer Wright had served with the North Carolina Division of Adult Corrections for nearly five years.
Survivors
He is survived by his fiancée, parents, sister, and grandmother.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Correctional Officer Wright gave the North Carolina Department of Public Safety 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of North Carolina. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Wright.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Correctional Officer William Lee Wright is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NC, 205 of 664 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.9% of this state's fallen.
At North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, 6 of 31 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 19.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Lee Wright's cause is highlighted.
How William Lee Wright Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Lee Wright is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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