Provided by Texas Department of Public SafetyAUSTIN, TX (NEWS RELEASE) - It is with great sadness that the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announces the death of a Highway Patrol Trooper following a traffic crash in Childress County.

Trooper Sergio Romero, 27, was attempting to conduct a traffic stop along US-287 near Childress, around 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17, when a truck-tractor semi-trailer pulled out in front of him, causing his patrol unit to collide with the vehicle.

The crash remains under investigation."Today, we grieve the loss of one of our own," said DPS Colonel Freeman F. Martin.