Colorado Officer Fatally Struck by Suspected Drunk Driver

Officer Evan Dunn, 33, was one of two officers who were investigating a crash when they were both struck just before 5 p.m. Wednesday in Golden.

by Staff

November 7, 2024

Colorado Officer Fatally Struck by Suspected Drunk Driver

Officer Evan Dunn of the Golden (Colorado) Police Department was killed Wednesday when he was struck by a vehicle driven by a DUI suspect.

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Golden PD

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A Golden, Colorado, police officer was fatally struck by a vehicle driven by a DUI suspect Wednesday, police report. Another officer was seriously injured.

Officer Evan Dunn, 33, was one of two officers who were investigating a crash when they were both struck just before 5 p.m. Wednesday in Golden, CBS reports.

Dunn and a female officer were outside their Golden Police Department patrol vehicle on the Golden Freeway (Highway 58) when they were struck by the suspect later identified as Stephen Robert Geer.

The officers became trapped underneath that vehicle and Dunn died at the scene. The other officer, his partner Officer Bethany Grusing was injured and rushed to the hospital. She sustained serious injuries in the crash.

Officer Dunn is survived by his wife, Annalise, according to the Golden Police Department.

Geer is being held at the Jefferson County Detention Center after his appearance before the judge on Thursday morning.

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