CSP Thanks Good Samaritans

COLORADO STATE PATROL
NEWS RELEASE
Public Affairs Unit
700 Kipling St. Denver, CO 80215

Trooper Heather Cobler
Public Information Officer
303-239-4583

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Date: June 3, 2010 Time: 1300

On June 2, 2010, at 3:31pm, two Good Samaritans in the area of Hwy 14 (Mulberry) and Greenfield Ct, rescued a man from drowning when his vehicle overturned and he became trapped under water. The man identified as Bradley Hill, 41, of Ft. Collins, was eastbound on CO 14 near Mp 139 driving a grey Saturn Sedan. He drove onto the right shoulder and came onto the south Frontage Road. Mr. Hill then drove into an irrigation canal where his vehicle rolled. The Saturn came to rest on its roof in the canal, with Mr. Hill inside. The canal was flowing full of water.

Witness-Good Samaritan Christopher Lyons entered the flowing water and found the driver submerged under the water inside the car. Mr. Lyons began to drag the driver out of the canal when a second Good Samaritan also entered the water and helped Mr. Lyons drag the driver out of the canal. Once on the bank, Mr. Lyons stated that the male driver “coughed up water after I brought him to the surface.” Poudre Fire Authority and Larimer County Dive Rescue responded and confirmed that no other bodies were in the car and assisted in the recovery of the car. The driver, Bradley P. Hill, was transported to the Poudre Valley Hospital, where he was treated for moderate injuries.

Mr. Christopher Lyons in currently in the US Army and is in transition between Fort Gordon, GA and Hawaii. He was in the state enrolling his son in Colorado State University, when he observed the vehicle roll into the canal. The second gentleman was Mr. Martin Murphy, a small business owner who was on his way home when he observed the vehicle in the canal. The Colorado State Patrol has been in contact with both gentleman who have agreed to share this information.

Mr. Hill was charged for careless driving and Driving under the Influence of Alcohol. While the Colorado State Patrol would like to thank both of the Good Samaritans for their quick actions and determination, we would also like to remind you of the dangers of drinking and driving. There may not be two Good Samaritans there to save you.

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Law Enforcement Torch Run for the Special Olympics

COLORADO STATE PATROL
PRESS RELEASE
Public Affairs Unit
700 Kipling St. #1100, Lakewood, CO 80215

Contact: Kathy Muffenbler
303-592-1361

For Immediate Release: June 3, 2010

DENVER, Colo. -- Nearly 200 Law Enforcement Torch Run® (LETR) officers and Special Olympics Colorado (SOCO) athletes will gather at the west steps of the State Capitol Thursday, June 3 at 11:30 a.m., to participate in the 2010 Flame of Hope Torch Run Unification Ceremony.

For the past month, hundreds of LETR officers have carried the Special Olympics Flame of Hope through their communities around the state, accumulating over 1,500 miles, in anticipation of the Special Olympics Colorado 2010 Summer Games. At the Capitol, three flames will be unified into a single torch, which will then head down the 16th Street Mall on its final journey to the Summer Games Opening Ceremonies Saturday, June 5, at the University of Northern Colorado-Greeley.

WHO:
-More than 200 Law Enforcement officers and Special Olympics Colorado athletes
-Colonel James Wolfinbarger, Chief of the Colorado State Patrol
-Captain Sylvia Sich of the Denver Police Department
-Special Olympics Colorado athlete Vince Egan and Special Olympics Colorado Global Messenger Laura Egan

WHAT: Three different legs of the torch run will reach the west steps of the State Capitol for the flame unification ceremony. The legs will run from the City and County Building through Civic Park. A short ceremony will include comments from special guest Colonel James Wolfinbarger plus Special Olympics Colorado athletes and LETR personnel.

Following the ceremony, officers will run with a single Flame of Hope down the 16th Street Mall and then head toward the University of Northern Colorado for the Special Olympics Colorado 2010 Summer Games.

WHEN: Thursday, June 3 at 11:30 a.m.

WHERE: West Steps of the State Capitol

WHY: This event, resulting from the efforts of more than 1,000 officers representing 150 agencies statewide, signifies communities working together to raise awareness for Special Olympics Colorado. People with intellectual disabilities are members of every community. The Law Enforcement Torch Run is committed to raising awareness for Special Olympics athletes and to showcasing their tremendous talents and abilities.The Flame Unification Ceremony also helps build excitement for the Special Olympics Colorado 2010 Summer Games June 5-6 at UNC-Greeley. Summer Games include competition in aquatics, track & field, gymnastics, powerlifting and soccer.

The Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics is the movement’s largest grassroots fundraiser and public awareness vehicle. The Torch Run began in 1981 in Wichita, Kansas, when then Police Chief Richard LaMunyon saw an urgent need to raise funds for and increase awareness of Special Olympics. Today, hundreds of citizens in the United States and more than 50 foreign countries can witness the Olympic Torch being carried by dedicated members of law enforcement through their communities on its journey to the Opening Ceremonies of the Special Olympics Games. At its most basic level, the Torch Run is an actual running event in which officers and athletes run the Flame of Hope to the Opening Ceremonies of local or state Special Olympics competitions.

The Colorado Law Enforcement Torch Run, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2009, raises money (over $250,000 annually) and awareness to support the 10,000 Special Olympics Colorado athletes who participate year-round in 20 different sports. Nearly 150 agencies and 1,000 law enforcement volunteers work throughout the year to accomplish this goal through a variety of vehicles -- from the actual Torch Run to events like Tip-a-Cop, Cops on Doughnut Shops, FirstBank Golf Tournament, Guardian of the Flames Hockey Tournament, Polar Plunge and many more.

Special Olympics Colorado provides children and adults with intellectual disabilities continuing opportunities to realize their potential, develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage and experience joy and friendship. There is no cost for the athletes to participate.

Fatal Crash Colorado Highway 392 (Weld County) **Update

COLORADO STATE PATROL

NEWS RELEASE
Public Affairs Unit
700 Kipling St. Denver, CO 80215
Trooper Nate Reid
Public Information Officer
(303) 239-4583
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Date: 06/01/10 Time: 1:15 PM

On 05/31/10 at approximately 2:23 PM Colorado State Troopers responded to a fatal crash on Colorado Highway 392 just east of Weld County road 21, in which 2 vehicles collided head on killing a driver and a passenger of one of the vehicles.

A 2000 white Ford F250 pickup was traveling eastbound Colorado 392 when it attempted to pass another vehicle in a legal passing zone. The Ford traveled into the westbound lane where it struck a 1996 Suzuki Esteem traveling west on Colorado Highway 392.

The male driver of the Suzuki has been identified as Stephen Smith, age 58 of Cheyenne Wyoming. The female passenger has been identified as Patricia Smith, age 55 of Cheyenne Wyoming. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the Ford has been identified as Landra Fabrizius, age 25 of Windsor was transported by helicopter to Medical Center of the Rockies with serious injuries.

Colorado Highway 392 was closed while Troopers investigated the crash.

The crash remains under investigation.

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