ASHLAND A Boyd County deputy is undergoing treatment at Cabell-Huntington Hospital following a Thursday morning car crash near Ashland Community and Technical College.
Boyd County Chief Deputy John Daniels confirmed deputy Rick Riffe was in fair condition as of Thursday afternoon. Daniels said the deputy was under watch at the hospitalâs intensive care unit due to an injury to his head.
Riffe, a 20-plus year veteran of the sheriffâs department, is the community collegeâs school resource officer.
Ashland Police is investigating the crash.
According to Chief Todd Kelley of APD, Riffe was turning left into the school at around 7:45 a.m. Thursday when car heading toward downtown on 13th Street clipped the front end of his cruiser.