Travis Wayne Sass
Deputy Sheriff

Travis Wayne Sass

Accident
End of Watch June 29, 2004
Age 30
Tour of Duty 4 yrs 6 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sass was killed in an automobile accident on U.S. 287 while he and a fellow deputy were en route to a department shooting range.

A vehicle collided into the passenger side of their patrol car as they turned left off of U.S. 287. Deputy Sass, who was a passenger in the car, was transported to Poudre Valley Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The other deputy was injured in the accident.

Deputy Sass had served with the Larimer County Sheriff's Department for 4.5 years, and was assigned to the Larimer County Detention Center.

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September 9, 2026

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Sass gave the Larimer County Sheriff's Office 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Collins community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Sass.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Other
Location Fort Collins, Larimer County, CO
Platform Identity lcso.larimer.co.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 29, 2004
Tour of Duty 4 yrs 6 mo
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Travis Wayne Sass is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,787 officers honored here.

In CO, 101 of 360 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.1% of this state's fallen. That is 28.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Larimer County Sheriff's Department, 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Larimer County Sheriff's Department
2
of 4 officers
50% Accident
CO — Statewide
101
of 360 officers
28.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,787 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Travis Wayne Sass's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Travis Wayne Sass Compares

Age at Death
30
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
4.5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Travis Wayne Sass is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

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