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Larry Dever. (Coconino County Sheriff's Office)

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- The former Cochise County sheriff had been traveling at 62 mph along a dirt and gravel road in northern Arizona when he lost control of his vehicle and died.

A report released Monday by the Coconino County Sheriff's Office says the black box in Larry Dever's vehicle also shows that the seat belt was unbuckled.

Dever was on his way to meet family members for a camping and hunting trip at White Horse Lake on Sept. 18 when his pickup rolled.

The U.S. Forest Service road he had been driving on near Williams has no speed limit. Under state law, motorists are to drive at a speed that's reasonable and prudent on Forest Service roads without posted limits.

The medical examiner's office says his death was accidental and caused by multiple injuries.

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    wrote...
    Really - you needed to add this?
    October 1, 2012 5:27 pm
    May God Bless the Sheriff, and really KTAR did you need to add the additional informaiton about how fast he was going and no seat belt? ReallY?
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    Triple Zero wrote...
    Reasonable and prudent speed
    October 1, 2012 5:28 pm
    I take no pleasure from the death of Larry Dever however I'm thinking 62 mph on a dirt and gravel road is not a "speed that's reasonable and prudent." I'm guessing his friends and loved ones mournfully wish he would have not been in such a rush to join them. A sad lesson we all can learn from.
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    voiceofreality wrote...
    Good Update
    October 1, 2012 8:02 pm
    Seemed funny a seasoned law man would die on dirt road in single car collision. This explains allot.
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    sunnyphxaz wrote...
    Above the law?
    October 2, 2012 7:03 am
    Sounds like he held the position for much to long. If it had been me or you doing 62mph on that road we would have been read the "riot-act," handcuffed, and hauled off to jail. But when you're sheriff, you're invincible to the laws of nature and the laws of the land!
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    wrote...
    Dirt road driving
    October 2, 2012 12:15 pm
    For you city yahoos, (et. reporters), when you drive on a dirt road in the forest at higher speeds you always unbuckle the seat belt, otherewise you are yanked around by the seat belt constraint.
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