Representatives of Sandoval County Fire and Rescue Department and Sheriff’s Office stand in front of a vehicle display on an overpass to honor retired Las Vegas firefighter Frank Lovato as the procession escorting his body home passes by Sunday.
Retired Las Vegas firefighter Frank Lovato (Courtesy of SFPD)
Lovato was killed in a head-on collision with Santa Fe Police Officer Robert Duran, a Rio Rancho resident, as Duran pursued a vehicle he was told carried a kidnapping victim on I-25 near Santa Fe. Duran also died in the crash.
Police later said the alleged kidnapping victim, 46-year-old Jeannine Jaramillo, lied about the entire incident, wasn’t kidnapped and was driving the car that led police on a pursuit the wrong way on I-25. She has been charged with two counts of felony murder or vehicular homicide, among other offenses.
Photos courtesy of Humberto Macias, Sandoval County Fire and Rescue Department district battalion chief
