Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Police Department, Tribal Police
End of Watch: Thursday, November 22, 1990
Age: 21
Tour of Duty: 8 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: November 22, 1990
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Delford Kay was killed in an automobile crash when his patrol vehicle ran off U.S. Route 160 on the Ute Mountain Reservation approximately 10 miles northeast of the Colorado-New Mexico border.
The crash site was not located for two days after the accident.
Officer Kay had served with the Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Police Department for eight months.