Holly MatkinLoving County, TX – Loving County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) Deputy Lorin Marie Readmond died in the line of duty on Jan. 29 after an 18-wheeler turned in front of her as she was responding to help a fellow deputy.
The 41-year-old deputy was dispatched to assist another deputy with a traffic stop at approximately 4:30 p.m., KOSA reported.
She was traveling along Highway 302 when a tractor-trailer made a left turn ahead of her, causing a collision with her patrol vehicle.
Deputy Readmond died from her injuries at the scene, KOSA reported.
The driver of the truck was not injured in the crash and has not been charged with any crimes, Texas Department of Public Safety Sergeant Steven Blanco told KSAT.
The investigation into the fatal collision remained ongoing.
Deputy Readmond was a chief petty officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve and served as an intelligence specialist from 2006 until 2018, KOSA reported.
She began working for the LCSO in April of 2019, and was also serving as a reserve deputy with the Hudspeth County Sheriff’s Office, where she had been since September of 2015.
A police procession escorted Deputy Readmond’s body from Lubbock to a funeral home in Pecos on Monday, the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reported.
Deputy Readmond leaves behind her mother, sister, and three brothers, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends and colleagues of Loving County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Sheriff Lorin Marie Readmond who was killed in an automobile accident in the line of duty. May God grant her eternal peace. #NeverForget pic.twitter.com/gx1vvvKZZ9
— NYPD Chaplains Unit (@NYPDchaplains) February 1, 2022
RIP. Deputy Sheriff Lorin Readmond was killed in a vehicle collision while responding to assist another officer when a tractor trailer turned in front of her patrol car. #rip #hero #endofwatch #DeputySheriffLorinReadmond #LovingCountySheriffsOffice #lawenforcement #thinblueline pic.twitter.com/3plitjWbZ1
— Protecting the Blue (@protectingblue) January 31, 2022
Our thoughts are with our brothers and sisters in blue with the Loving County Sheriff’s Office following the death of Deputy Lorin Readmond, who was tragically lost in a traffic crash. We are thinking of her family, both blood and blue. pic.twitter.com/TCR6bhUGWt
— Lubbock Police Dept. (@LubbockPolice) January 30, 2022
We are saddened to inform you of the death of Deputy Sheriff Lorin Marie Readmond of the Loving County Sheriff's Office in Texas.
End of Watch: Saturday, January 29, 2022 pic.twitter.com/koGF5sUs40
— Thin Blue Line USA (@thinbluelineUSA) January 31, 2022
Deputy Sheriff Lorin Readmond was killed in a vehicle collision while en route to assist another deputy who had made a traffic stop.
The BHPD extends our heartfelt condolences to the deputies family, friends, and the Loving County Sheriff's Office. pic.twitter.com/pKiy1F14Yo
— Berwyn Heights Department of Police (@BHPDNews) January 30, 2022
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Loving County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Lorin Marie Readmond, both blood and blue. Thank you for your service.
Rest easy, hero. We’ll hold the line from here.
Sandy Malone
