Duty Death: Eric Ellsworth
End of Service: 22/11/2016
The Standard-Examiner
SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah Highway Patrol trooper who was struck by a vehicle in northern Utah last week has died from his injuries.
Highway Patrol Sgt. Todd Royce said in a statement Wednesday morning that 32-year-old Trooper Eric Ellsworth of Brigham City succumbed to his injuries.
Ellsworth was hit late Friday night while attempting to slow traffic in Garland because of a problem with a power line. He was struck by a car driven by a 16-year-old girl after he stepped out of his vehicle to warn a truck driver about sagging power lines.
The Box Elder County Sheriff’s Office is investigating. No arrests have been made.
Ellsworth was a trooper for seven years, and his father is a now-retired trooper. He is survived by a wife and three young sons.
He’s the second Utah police officer who died after being struck by a vehicle in November.