4 Colorado State Patrol troopers hit in 4 days
Slow down, especially around emergency service vehicles
newsroom@vaildaily.com
With snowstorms making driving conditions slick and dangerous, state officials are pleading for drivers to slow down, especially around vehicles on the side of the road — and especially emergency service vehicles.
Starting Thursday, four Colorado State Patrol troopers’ vehicles have been hit while on the job.
In less than 24 hours, we have had 3 State Troopers hit while doing their job. 3!! Thankfully all will be okay. Please, drive responsibly and #MoveOver Lives depend on this folks!! pic.twitter.com/kaCWPFv6X7
— Colonel Matthew Packard (@ColPackard) February 16, 2019
The fourth happened Sunday in Weld County when a trooper’s vehicle was hit while the officer was investigating a crash on Interstate 25. The first three happened in La Plata County, Lakewood and Garfield County.
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