An off-duty Adams County sheriff’s deputy was killed in a head-on crash in Weld County on Christmas Eve.
Deputy Joshua Maloy, 31, was killed when a driver drifted into oncoming visitors and struck his Toyota Tacoma on County Street 49 south of County Street 40 on Sunday, in line with the Colorado State Patrol.
Maloy was recognized by the Adams County Sheriff’s Workplace in a information launch Tuesday.
“We’re grieving as a corporation and regulation enforcement household and are awaiting solutions as CSP conducts a full investigation into what occurred,” the sheriff’s workplace stated in a information launch.
The crash occurred about 16 miles south of Greeley at 5:20 p.m. when a 36-year-old girl driving a Toyota Tundra drifted into oncoming visitors and collided head-on with Maloy, stated Colorado State Patrol Grasp Trooper Gary Cutler. Maloy died on the scene.
The lady was taken by helicopter to a hospital with life-threatening accidents, Cutler stated. Two passengers within the Tundra, a 2-year-old lady and 1-year-old boy, had been additionally injured, Cutler stated. The lady sustained critical accidents and the boy sustained minor accidents.
Everybody concerned within the crash was carrying seatbelts or youngster security restraints, Cutler stated. Extreme velocity, medicine or alcohol aren’t suspected components within the crash.
Maloy “was a beloved husband, father and deputy” who had labored for the Adams County Sheriff’s Workplace for 2 years and 9 months, in line with the company.
Earlier than becoming a member of the sheriff’s workplace, he served within the U.S. Marine Corps for greater than 9 years, in line with the sheriff’s workplace.
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