MCSO deputy, family lauded as ‘heroes’ by Texas fire department (Mesa County, Colorado)

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) – A Mesa County Sheriff’s deputy and his family were hailed as “heroes” by a Texas fire department for their efforts during a historic sandstorm last week. Deputy Phillip Peterson was driving a U-Haul of belongings from Texas on March 14 when the weather went down south quickly. Minimal visibility and extreme winds caused cars to crash all around Peterson, resulting in a 40-plus car pileup on U.S. Interstate 27 outside of Canyon, Texas, which is about 18 miles south of Amarillo. Peterson’s U-Haul was hit, and the van – driven by his wife, Krystal, who...