Deputy Killed In Rollover Crash After Hitting Parked SUV In Trinidad
TRINIDAD, Colo. (CBS4) - A Las Animas County Sheriff's deputy was killed in a rollover crash Tuesday morning.
According to the Colorado State Patrol, troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash just before 11:30 a.m.
"A 2009 Ford Expedition Las Animas County Sheriff's deputy vehicle was traveling eastbound on Stonewall Avenue just west of Prospect Street when the deputy vehicle veered across the westbound lanes of Stonewall Avenue striking the front of an unoccupied 1990 Toyota 4-Runner. Following the collision, the deputy vehicle continued eastbound where it rolled onto its passenger side," the State Patrol said in a statement.
Las Animas County Deputy Travis Russell, 44, of Trinidad was transported to Mount San Rafael Hospital where he died.
Russell was on duty at the time of the crash but wasn't responding to a call. He was wearing a seat belt.
It's not clear what caused Russell to veer into the westbound lanes and the crash remains under investigation.
"Russell is the second officer killed in an automobile crash in 2016 and the third officer fatality from the state of Colorado," the State Patrol said.
