DENVER, Colorado – Former Baton Rouge Police Chief Wayne Rogillio and his wife were hospitalized after a freak accident in Colorado recently.

According to social media posts from friends and family, the Rogillios’ 4x4 fell from the side of a mountain or cliff.

Family members posted on social media, amazingly, the couple survived but sustained serious injuries.

Wayne Rogillio appears to have escaped with less severe injuries but his wife was hospitalized with more traumatic injuries and doctors were caring for, among other things, damage to her sight and broken bones.

Wayne Rogillio was chief from 1985 to 1992.

Immediate information about where the crash happened was not available.

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