Sergeant Matthew Moreno

December 12, 2018

Sergeant Matthew Moreno was killed in a vehicle crash on Highway 12, near Valdez, while responding to a domestic incident at 8:00 pm.

Sergeant Moreno’s patrol pickup and a second patrol vehicle both collided with a vehicle that was traveling in the opposite direction. Sergeant Moreno and the two occupants of the other vehicle, including an infant, all succumbed to their injuries. A deputy in Sergeant Moreno’s vehicle and the deputy in the second patrol car were both injured.

Sergeant Moreno had served with the Las Animas County Sheriff’s Office for five years. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, and one stepson.