By Police1 Staff
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office posted a photo of slain Colorado State Trooper Jamie Jursevics’ 8-month-old daughter in her mother’s hat to warn the public about the dangers of drinking and driving, KTVU reported.
“For anyone planning on just having a ‘few beers’ and driving home after, look at this little girl. She will grow up without her mother,” the post said.
For anyone who is planning on just having a “few beers” and driving home after, look at this little girl. She will grow...
Posted by Fremont County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday, November 22, 2015
Jursevics, 33, was killed by a driver on Nov. 15 while investigating a collision on the highway, Associated Press reported. Investigators concluded the driver, 52-year-old Eric Peter Henderson was drunk when he hit the trooper who was using her flashlight to direct him to the side of the road. Henderson is a retired Army colonel.
A memorial service for Jursevics is scheduled for today.
She leaves behind her daughter and a husband.