ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A Valencia County sheriff’s deputy who died in a car crash while responding to a call has been laid to rest.
Funeral services for Deputy Ryan Thomas were held Saturday in Albuquerque.
Authorities say the 30-year-old 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.
He leaves behind a pregnant wife who is due next month and a 2-year-old daughter.
Family and friends told KOB-TV that Thomas worked for the Alamogordo Police Department before moving to Valencia County to be closer to his mother as she battled cancer.
He was a Navy veteran and also served in the New Mexico Air National Guard’s 150th Security Forces Squadron.
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