Posted on Nov 17, 2015
Retired Army colonel kills Colorado State Trooper: what are the lessons in this tragic event?
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DENVER – A retired Army colonel struck and killed a Colorado State Patrol trooper with his truck as she was investigating a crash south of Denver, then fled before he was arrested on homicide and drunken driving charges, authorities said Monday. Trooper Jaimie Jursevics, 33, died Sunday night on southbound Interstate 25 near Castle Rock.
Eric Peter Henderson, 52, who had served in Iraq and Kuwait, hit the trooper as she was using her flashlight to direct him to the side of the highway to see if he was driving while drunk, an arrest affidavit states. A trooper who had been following Henderson's pickup truck told investigators he heard Jursevics scream and saw her flashlight fly through the air.
Henderson drove about 15 miles before he was arrested on charges including vehicular homicide, leaving the scene, careless driving causing death and driving under the influence. He was being held in the Douglas County jail on $1 million bond.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/11/17/retired-army-colonel-accused-in-colorado-trooper-death/?intcmp=hplnws
Eric Peter Henderson, 52, who had served in Iraq and Kuwait, hit the trooper as she was using her flashlight to direct him to the side of the highway to see if he was driving while drunk, an arrest affidavit states. A trooper who had been following Henderson's pickup truck told investigators he heard Jursevics scream and saw her flashlight fly through the air.
Henderson drove about 15 miles before he was arrested on charges including vehicular homicide, leaving the scene, careless driving causing death and driving under the influence. He was being held in the Douglas County jail on $1 million bond.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/11/17/retired-army-colonel-accused-in-colorado-trooper-death/?intcmp=hplnws
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Is a tragedy no matter who was involved. Please pray for the family of the trooper who lost her life.
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This shows that all the safety briefings in the world and all the mandatory training will not necessarily change behavior if people do not personally buy in to what is being said. While this person was retired, he probably listened or gave dozens of safety briefs in his 27 years. It is so sad to see that this resulted in the death of a police officer and all the stuff he did for 27 years will not make a difference. He killed a person and will live with it for the rest of his life.
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How very true. One act of defiant stupidity, and so many lives are changed forever.
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