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36-year Veteran Trooper Killed in Crash
Associated Press
September 21, 2010
A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper died in a wreck in Montague County after his patrol car apparently hit a cow that wandered on to the road.
DPS spokeswoman Tela Mange Mange on Tuesday announced the death of 56-year-old Cpl. David Ralph Slaton of Bowie.
Mange says the accident was reported around 10:30 p.m. Monday near Ringgold, about 30 miles southeast of Wichita Falls.
DPS says the on-duty trooper was northbound on U.S. 81 when his patrol car struck a cow. The impact caused the DPS cruiser to veer into a southbound tractor-trailer rig driven by 37-year-old Brett Douglas Noga of Morrison, Okla. Noga was not injured.
Slaton, who joined DPS in 1974, is survived by his wife and a son.
revCCBeasley
over 2 years ago
2944 Comments
RIP and Prayers to the family,
Sheepdog1
over 2 years ago
480 Comments
RIP brother
MP247
over 2 years ago
332 Comments
Rest in Peace Cpl Slaton
milcop
over 2 years ago
762 Comments
RIP my Brother
tbailes182
over 2 years ago
542 Comments
Rest in Peace Brother. My thoughts and prayers go out to your family, friends, and loved ones.
hgary2003
over 2 years ago
258 Comments
David was a very close friend of my dad's, and our whole family, my dad was already stationed in Wise County when David finished patrol school in 1974 but they quickly became good friends being they were both from Texarkana. I was only 10 years old when I met David and his wife, but the impact he made on my life by the kind of person he was will stay with me forever. I will miss him.
ksphatcop
over 2 years ago
1744 Comments
Rest in Peace
djs2v
over 2 years ago
5630 Comments
RIP Trooper Slaton
aussie4
over 2 years ago
5328 Comments
God Bless Leo Slaton and his family.
dcrump
over 2 years ago
192 Comments
R.I.P. our law enforcement brother!
retcop104
over 2 years ago
88 Comments
may the lord be with you. rest in peace.
VERYRREAL
over 2 years ago
112 Comments
RIP-Thanks for your years of service
gman3858
over 2 years ago
318 Comments
Rest in Peace Brother.
SULLYMAN
over 2 years ago
492 Comments
Rest in Peace Trooper
bsibley
over 2 years ago
620 Comments
Rest in Peace Trooper Slaton. My prayers to the family, friends and all affected by this tragedy.