Colorado officer nearly killed by COVID denied compensation
Colorado officer nearly killed by COVID denied compensation
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KDVR) — A Mesa County sheriff’s deputy who nearly died from COVID-19 in 2021 is suing the third-party benefits administrator that denied his workers’ compensation claim last year.
“Sometimes, I feel like it would’ve been better off if I had just died,” said Travis Crawford, 34, who said he believes he contracted the illness while working in the jail.
Crawford alleged that…