Deputy Sheriff Ryan Thomas of the Valencia County (NM) Sheriff's Office was killed in a single-vehicle crash near the intersection of Manzano Expressway and South Del Oro Loop at approximately 9:00 p.m., reports www.odmp.org.
He was responding to a call for service when his patrol car left the roadway and overturned. He suffered fatal injuries when he was ejected from the patrol car.
Deputy Thomas, 30, had served with the Valencia County Sheriff's Office for one year. He is survived by his expectant wife and one child.