Sheriff: Florida deputy killed by construction worker in hit-and-run is illegal immigrant who was expelled from US in 2021; police uncover 'serious' immigration concern during investigation
NEWS
PAUL SACCASeptember 24, 2022
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
A Florida sheriff's deputy was killed in a deadly hit-and-run by an illegal immigrant who had previously been expelled from the United States – only to illegally cross the southern border again, according to law enforcement officials. During the investigation, police uncovered a "serious" immigration concern.
Pinellas County Sherrif's Deputy Michael Hartwick – a 51-year-old father – was working the traffic detail for a construction zone along highway I-275 in St. Petersburg on Thursday night. Around 10:40 p.m., a front-end loader that is used to lift concrete barriers reportedly hit Hartwick. The impact of the heavy-duty construction vehicle instantly killed the 19-year veteran of the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, according to authorities.
Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said during a Friday press conference that the vehicle was traveling about 20 mph, and added that the driver "was going, I think too fast, for this thing."
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