Sprint executive killed by a boulder - Kansas City Star
A prominent Sprint Nextel Corp. executive was killed when a boulder crashed through the windshield of his vehicle while he and his family were driving in Colorado.
The Pitkin County sheriff’s office said the accident occurred about 4:40 p.m. Friday in Snowmass Canyon on Colorado 82 just west of Milepost 28, near Aspen.
The victim was identified as Thomas Murphy, 45, vice president of corporate brand marketing for Sprint.
The Colorado State Patrol said a boulder the size of a briefcase fell off a mountain and crashed through the windshield of the family’s 2007 Chevy Tahoe.
Murphy was knocked unconscious, and his 11-year-old son, Ethan, suffered moderate injuries. Murphy’s wife, Jennifer, placed the Tahoe in neutral in hopes it would come to a stop while it was on a steep downhill trajectory, but authorities said it took more than a mile for her to bring the vehicle under control from the front passenger seat.
Murphy was transported to Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs, where he was pronounced dead. Ethan Murphy was reported to be in stable condition.
Sprint executive killed by a boulder - Kansas City Star
The Pitkin County sheriff’s office said the accident occurred about 4:40 p.m. Friday in Snowmass Canyon on Colorado 82 just west of Milepost 28, near Aspen.
The victim was identified as Thomas Murphy, 45, vice president of corporate brand marketing for Sprint.
The Colorado State Patrol said a boulder the size of a briefcase fell off a mountain and crashed through the windshield of the family’s 2007 Chevy Tahoe.
Murphy was knocked unconscious, and his 11-year-old son, Ethan, suffered moderate injuries. Murphy’s wife, Jennifer, placed the Tahoe in neutral in hopes it would come to a stop while it was on a steep downhill trajectory, but authorities said it took more than a mile for her to bring the vehicle under control from the front passenger seat.
Murphy was transported to Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs, where he was pronounced dead. Ethan Murphy was reported to be in stable condition.
Sprint executive killed by a boulder - Kansas City Star
