New Mexico Sheriff Killed in Rollover Accident

Lea County (NM) Sheriff Steve Ackerman died in a single-vehicle crash described as a rollover near Encino in Central New Mexico on Tuesday night.

New Mexico State Police are completing the investigation in which Ackerman was pronounced dead at the scene. No other passengers were in the vehicle, Lubbock Online reports.

Information on the Lea County website shows Ackerman was elected in 2014 and began serving his term on Jan. 1, 2015. His biography shows he had been with the department since 1991.

No further information was released.