Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Alan Cruthirds

died 2015 · Santa Fe County Adult Correctional Facility, Santa Fe County, New Mexico

Alan Cruthirds died in 2015 after he was struck while trying to cross Interstate 25 near Cerrillos Road in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on a walk from the Santa Fe County jail. Reports cited by the Santa Fe New Mexican describe his death as a traffic fatality on the interstate. His sister spoke publicly about it and said she should not have had to get a call to collect his remains.

Cause of death, as reported: Died in an accident. Reports cited by The New Mexican say he was killed while trying to cross Interstate 25 near Cerrillos Road, on a walk from the Santa Fe County jail.

Reported by: The New Mexican, citing reports (reporters).

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