A deputy with the Wise County, Texas, Sheriff’s Office was killed in a crash Wednesday while responding to a call.
A deputy with the Wise County Sheriff’s Office was killed in a crash Wednesday while responding to a call.
He attended the police academy, sponsored by the Decatur Police Department. After graduation, Love was a patrol officer for a couple of years before returning to the sheriff's department last April. Deputy Lex Love was killed in the wreck on County Road 4421. Love was 26 years old and leaves behind two young children.“He wanted to help people, he wanted to make a difference,” said Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin. “I mean really, that was all that kid wanted to do.”
“No doubt he was going too fast, because the kid has a heart that’s huge,” said Akin. “And he was concerned that he needed to get there and help somebody.”
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