LONGMONT – A Colorado State Patrol trooper struck and killed by a car during last week’s blizzard is being honored before being laid to rest.
Members of law enforcement and firefighters as well as the public waited along the funeral procession for 52-year-old Cpl. Daniel Groves on Thursday in Longmont. Gov. Jared Polis is scheduled to deliver the eulogy during Groves’ memorial service.
Groves was hit by a car as he was helping a driver who had slid off Interstate 76. He served in the state patrol for 12 years after working in technology in Chicago and is survived by his partner of two years.
He is the fourth state trooper to be killed since 2015 while responding to an accident. His death renewed calls for drivers to slow down when they see accidents.
