Duty Death: Ryan Thomas - [Valencia County]
End of Service: 06/12/2016
By Police1 Staff
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A Valencia County Sheriff’s Department deputy has died after a crash Tuesday night.
Deputy Sheriff Ryan Thomas, 30, lost control of his vehicle while responding to a call and went off the road KRUE reported.
Thomas was with the department for a year, according to ODMP. The military veteran is survived by his young child and his expectant wife.
No other vehicles were involved.
Deputies just lowered the flag to half-staff at the department in honor of Deputy Ryan Thomas. pic.twitter.com/RoG8sTGbVN
— Fernanda Lopez (@Flopeznews) December 7, 2016