PITKIN COUNTY, Co. -- A Sprint executive died Friday night when a boulder fell off a Colorado mountain and landed on his car.Thomas Murphy, 45, and his family had just finished their vacation and were on their way back to their Kansas City area home.
The Colorado State Patrol said they were driving on Colorado Route 82 in Pitkin County, which is where Aspen is located.
A boulder that was the size of a briefcase fell off a mountain and hit the family's 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe.
It hit Murphy and knocked him unconscious.
His wife, Jennifer, put the SUV in neutral, hoping it would stop.
After traveling a little more than one mile, Jennifer Murphy, working from the front passenger seat, finally managed to get the vehicle stopped.
Thomas Murphy was transported to Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs, where he was pronounced dead.
The Murphys were traveling with their three boys, ages 6, 8 and 11.
The 11-year-old was injured.
The other two were not.
Murphy worked for Sprint since September 1996, most recently serving as a vice president in the Corporate Brand Marketing division.
He was a member of Sprint's NASCAR team and served as chairman of the Sprint Foundation.
A statement released by Sprint says, "The employees of Sprint are deeply saddened on the death of Tom Murphy... All of those at Sprint who knew and worked with Tom express deepest sympathy and concern for his family."
Coutesy of KMBC.com
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