Pinellas County deputy killed after hit and run on Florida Interstate
TAMPA, Fla. – A Pinellas County Sheriff's Deputy was killed after being struck by a construction vehicle Thursday night. Deputy Michael Hartwick, 5...
TAMPA, Fla. – A Pinellas County Sheriff's Deputy was killed after being struck by a construction vehicle Thursday night. Deputy Michael Hartwick, 51, was working a traffic detail in a construction zone in the area of Interstate 275 and Roosevelt Boulevard, when he was struck by a front end loader with a forklift. According to Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, the operator of the loader, Victor Vasquez, continued to drive for another quarter mile before he pulled into a parking area. He would meet with another construction worker and gave him his helmet and vest, before running away on foot.