Falls County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Matt Jones was killed in the line of duty on 10/11/19 after he was struck by a hydroplaning vehicle while helping a stranded motorist. Deputy Jones served FCSO for four years. Riesel Police Chief Danny Krumnow suffered major injuries during the same collision. The incident occurred near County Road 109 and State Highway 6 just before 2 p.m. Deputy Jones and Chief Krumnow were out assisting a driver whose vehicle hydroplaned off the roadway when the driver of a Mazda sedan also hydroplaned. The Mazda slammed into the officers. Deputy Jones, 30, succumbed to his injuries at the scene. Deputy Jones’ partner, K9 Thor, was in the patrol vehicle at the time of the deadly collision, and was not injured. The driver of the Mazda was transported to a local hospital but her condition had not been released. Chief Krumnow was airlifted to a Waco hospital in critical condition, and was subsequently flown to Scott and White Hospital in Temple. Surgeons removed his lacerated spleen, and the chief had been upgraded to stable condition. Chief Krumnow also suffered eight to nine broken ribs, as well as a dislocated knee. 1,400 hundred people attended Matt Jones service along with his dog.
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