Mohave County (AZ)deputy killed in vehicle accident

[xraodcop]

http://www.abc15.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=7fbf5d34-c341-410d-a56d-5747a28c2b31&rss=704

A first-year Mohave County Deputy Sheriff has been killed in a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 40 west of Kingman.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety identifies the deputy as 21-year-old Philip A. Rodriguez.

Rodriguez was operating his patrol car late Saturday night when it left the roadway.

D-P-S investigators say Rodriguez was ejected from his marked patrol car.

The Mohave County Sheriff's Office says Rodriguez had been a deputy sheriff for less than a year. Before that, Rodriguez worked as a detention officer.

Funeral services for Deputy Rodriguez are pending.

[lunchbox]

Wow, 21 is way too young to die. Very sad.

[MesaHopeful]

Not to take away from the tragedy, but if he was ejected from his vehicle.... would he still be alive if he was wearing a seatbelt?

[xraodcop]

Not to take away from the tragedy, but if he was ejected from his vehicle.... would he still be alive if he was wearing a seatbelt?

Yes.
In one year, the Blythe CHP Office investigated 27 fatalities.
It was found that 25 of those people would have been alive if they had been using a seat belt.