[Alaska Wolf]

He’s being investigated by the CDPW. (Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife)

I would hope so. Unless some persons life was in immediate danger, there was no need for the euthanizing of the animal by a police officer. He should have notified fish and game.

[TigersEye]

I live in Larimer county just north of Boulder county. I'm sure a town cop here in Estes or a sheriff or a state trooper would put down an injured animal before the DoW guy came if it were a public danger or the animal was really suffering and DoW was going to be a while getting there. But they would still call DoW and have them sign off on it. That would be no problem.

From all I have read in our local paper over the years they all have a tight working relationship. It's easy peasy to have the DoW guy sign off on taking road kill too. All you have to do is be the first one to ask.