Stretch of I-10 in Luna County dedicated as memorial for slain officer Darian Jarrott Lt. Gov. Howie Morales/Twitter A I-10 memorial sign for Officer Darian Jarrott is displayed after a meeting of the State Transportation Commission. DEMING, New Mexico — A stretch of Interstate 10 in Luna County in southern New Mexico is now a memorial corridor honoring a New Mexico State Police officer gunned down by a drug trafficking suspect on Feb. 4. The State Transportation Commission voted unanimously this past week to approve the 18-mile memorial for Officer Darian Jarrott. “That strip on I-10 will always have significance and a special meaning,” Lt. Gov. Howie Morales told the commission.