Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Richard Ross succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning after his exhaust pipe was damaged. He had just completed investigating an accident on U.S. 287, near Hugo, and backed his vehicle over a bent sign post. The impact punched a hole through the exhaust pipe. Realizing he damaged the cruiser he called for his supervisor and left the engine running while finishing his report. Two passing truck drivers found Patrolman Ross unconscious and called for assistance but Patrolman Ross had succumbed to the poisoning at the scene. Patrolman Ross had served with the Colorado State Patrol for 16 months.
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- July 23, 2026
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You barely got started.
Patrolman Ross gave the Colorado State Patrol 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Colorado. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Ross.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Richard P. Ross is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 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 2.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Colorado State Patrol, 19 of 30 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 63.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard P. Ross's cause is highlighted.
How Richard P. Ross Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Richard P. Ross is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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