Colorado State Patrol, Colorado
End of Watch: Saturday, September 26, 1987
Age: 41
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: 357
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Date of Incident: September 26, 1987
Weapon Used: Automobile; Alcohol involved
Suspect Info: Released after 12 years
Trooper Charles Fry was killed after being struck by a drunk driver on I-25 between Denver and Colorado Springs, just south of the Douglas County line, at 7:50 pm.
The driver fled the scene but was arrested at a roadblock on I-25 near C-470. He was sentenced to 16 years in prison but was released after serving only 12 years. Within nine months of the suspect's release, he was charged with DUI on two different occasions.
Trooper Fry was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.