Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Cody Donahue was struck and killed by a commercial vehicle on northbound I-25, at Tomah Road, near Castle Rock.
He was investigating a minor traffic crash when the commercial vehicle struck him while he was outside of his patrol car with another trooper. He was wearing a reflective vest at the time he was struck.
Trooper Donahue had served with the Colorado State Patrol for 11 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two young children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Donahue gave the Colorado State Patrol 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Colorado. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Donahue.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Cody James Donahue 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. Cody James Donahue's cause is highlighted.
How Cody James Donahue Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Cody James Donahue is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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