A Florida sheriff’s deputy working an overnight shift to provide safety at a construction zone was hit and killed by a worker operating a front end loader, officials say.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A Florida sheriff’s deputy working an overnight shift to provide safety at a construction zone was hit and killed by a worker operating a front end loader, officials said.
had started his shift shortly before the incident happened late Thursday on Interstate 275, Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said during a Friday morning news conference.The sheriff said Hartwick had blocked the two inside southbound lanes of the interstate and was standing on the road’s shoulder when he was struck by the front end loader traveling at about 20 mph. Hartwick died instantly, Gualtieri said.
The sheriff said Vazquez-Real will be charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving death. The other construction worker is being charged with accessory after the fact. It was not immediately known whether Vazquez-Real has a lawyer who can speak on his behalf.“Mike was a good guy, a good cop,” Gualtieri said. “He did his job.”
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