Off-duty Adams County deputy Joshua Maloy killed in head-on crash

An off-duty Adams County sheriff’s deputy was killed in a head-on crash in Weld County on Christmas Eve.

Deputy Joshua Maloy, 31, was killed when a driver drifted into oncoming site visitors and struck his Toyota Tacoma on County Highway 49 south of County Highway 40 on Sunday, in keeping with the Colorado State Patrol.

Maloy was recognized by the Adams County Sheriff’s Workplace in a information launch Tuesday.

“We’re grieving as a corporation and regulation enforcement household and are awaiting solutions as CSP conducts a full investigation into what occurred,” the sheriff’s workplace mentioned in a information launch.

The crash occurred about 16 miles south of Greeley at 5:20 p.m. when a 36-year-old lady driving a Toyota Tundra drifted into oncoming site visitors and collided head-on with Maloy, mentioned Colorado State Patrol Grasp Trooper Gary Cutler. Maloy died on the scene.

The lady was taken by helicopter to a hospital with life-threatening accidents, Cutler mentioned. Two passengers within the Tundra, a 2-year-old woman and 1-year-old boy, have been additionally injured, Cutler mentioned. The woman sustained severe accidents and the boy sustained minor accidents.

Everybody concerned within the crash was sporting seatbelts or little one security restraints, Cutler mentioned. Extreme velocity, medication or alcohol should not suspected components within the crash.

Maloy “was a beloved husband, father and deputy” who had labored for the Adams County Sheriff’s Workplace for 2 years and 9 months, in keeping with the company.

Earlier than becoming a member of the sheriff’s workplace, he served within the U.S. Marine Corps for greater than 9 years, in keeping with the sheriff’s workplace.