SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Gov. Susana Martinez has ordered flags to fly at half-staff around New Mexico on Saturday in honor of a Valencia County sheriff’s deputy who was killed in a crash while responding to a call.
A funeral service for 30-year-old Deputy Ryan Thomas will be held Saturday at a church in Albuquerque.
Thomas was ejected and killed the night of Dec. 6 when he lost control of his patrol vehicle and it overturned in the Belen area while responding to a call for service.
He leaves behind a pregnant wife and a 2-year-old daughter.
Family and friends said Thomas worked for the Alamogordo Police Department before moving to Valencia County. He was a Navy veteran and also served in the New Mexico Air National Guard’s 150th Security Forces Squadron.
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