Colorado State Patrol Trooper Killed on I-25 [Archive] - Colorado AR-15 Shooters Club Discussion Forums

Joe_K

11-25-2016, 18:32

https://www.google.com/amp/kdvr.com/2016/11/25/i-25-closed-south-of-castle-rock-due-to-reported-crash/amp/?client=ms-android-hms-tmobile-us

Prayers for the family of the Trooper killed.

Velocitas, Opprimere,
Violentia Operandi

wctriumph

11-25-2016, 18:45

Prayers up. RIP.

Skip

11-25-2016, 18:55

Horrible. :(

Wulf202

11-25-2016, 18:58

Rip.

electronman1729

11-25-2016, 19:04

Unfortunately I was driving on I25 right after this happened and I saw the fallen trooper.

roberth

11-25-2016, 19:17

Terrible. RIP

gnihcraes

11-25-2016, 19:35

:(

HoneyBadger

11-25-2016, 19:46

RIP. :(

CS1983

11-25-2016, 20:38

:(

Gman

11-25-2016, 20:52

Such a shame. [Salute]

KevDen2005

11-25-2016, 21:21

Here is the ODMP Reflection

Trooper Cody Donahue was struck and killed by a commercial vehicle on northbound I-25, at Tomah Road, near Castle Rock.

He was investigating a minor traffic crash when the commercial vehicle struck him while he was outside of his patrol car with another trooper. He was wearing a reflective vest at the time he was struck.

Trooper Donahue had served with the Colorado State Patrol for 11 years. He is survived by his wife and two young children.

http://ed486fb3a47f8bd83fc3-2f69aaeddb7b46c0053eff946dbce2fe.r70.cf5.rackcdn.c om/images/stars.pngPlease contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:
Colonel Scott G. Hernandez
Colorado State Patrol
700 Kipling Street
Lakewood, CO 80215

Phone: (303) 239-4532

TheGrey

11-25-2016, 23:09

This is terrible. Just terrible.

KAPA

11-26-2016, 00:00

I dont know what happened in this situation, but I see this all the time: LEO has a guy pulled over on a busy road and the cop is hanging out right next to the driver side door and traffic is zipping by just a few feet from him as he waits for the citizen to fumble through his crap and find the right paperwork. Every time I see that I shake my head.

Is it not time that cops make contact from the passenger side of the car? I assume this would make it easier to see what is going on in the car also, as the door is not blocking the view as much? I have never made a traffic stop and I can count on one hand the times I have been pulled over, but every time I have always driven to the next parking lot and out of traffic.

Honest question for any LEOs out there? Is anyone looking into a better method or operating practice of keeping you guys less exposed to traffic?

pickenup

11-26-2016, 00:02

Really sad news.

fairrpe86

11-26-2016, 02:31

What a horrible day. It always hurts to lose an LEO, but it really hits home when they are a friend. Cody was a great guy, amazing father and very selfless. He loved what he did, going to miss him more than I can express.

HoneyBadger

11-26-2016, 04:19

I dont know what happened in this situation, but I see this all the time: LEO has a guy pulled over on a busy road and the cop is hanging out right next to the driver side door and traffic is zipping by just a few feet from him as he waits for the citizen to fumble through his crap and find the right paperwork. Every time I see that I shake my head.

Is it not time that cops make contact from the passenger side of the car? I assume this would make it easier to see what is going on in the car also, as the door is not blocking the view as much? I have never made a traffic stop and I can count on one hand the times I have been pulled over, but every time I have always driven to the next parking lot and out of traffic.

Honest question for any LEOs out there? Is anyone looking into a better method or operating practice of keeping you guys less exposed to traffic?

If California does anything right, it's this. They always keep the vehicle between themselves and the rest of traffic.

What a horrible day. It always hurts to lose an LEO, but it really hits home when they are a friend. Cody was a great guy, amazing father and very selfless. He loved what he did, going to miss him more than I can express.
I'm so sorry about your loss. :(

roberth

11-26-2016, 07:22

What a horrible day. It always hurts to lose an LEO, but it really hits home when they are a friend. Cody was a great guy, amazing father and very selfless. He loved what he did, going to miss him more than I can express.

My condolences to you and all involved. Very sad.

TheNewKC

11-26-2016, 08:38

Sad Day! RIP

Cman

11-26-2016, 09:05

RIP

OctopusHighball

11-26-2016, 09:26

So sad to hear. I was out and about and saw that I-25 was just a mess, when I got home I turned on the news to see what was up my first thought was "Again?!?".

Gcompact30

11-26-2016, 10:45

RIP

Doc45

11-26-2016, 17:42

RIP, so sad to hear of this.

ar15shooter

11-27-2016, 07:25

I dont know what happened in this situation, but I see this all the time: LEO has a guy pulled over on a busy road and the cop is hanging out right next to the driver side door and traffic is zipping by just a few feet from him as he waits for the citizen to fumble through his crap and find the right paperwork. Every time I see that I shake my head.

What you should be shaking your head at is the amount of people that disregard the officer (or any emergency vehicle) on the side of the road. Slow down and move over, lives depend on it (It's also the law).

People need to be more responsible for their own driving and take it seriously, driving is the most dangerous task you do on a daily basis.

Rest in Peace Trooper Donahue!

Gman

11-27-2016, 10:13

People need to be more responsible for their own driving and take it seriously, driving is the most dangerous task you do on a daily basis.
You're assuming they're even paying attention. People know that texting and driving is dangerous....and something like 60% of them do it anyway.