ST. PETERSBURG – A Florida sheriff’s deputy doing the job an right away change to offer protection at a design zone was struck and killed by a employee working a front-conclude loader.
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Hartwick experienced started out his shift soon right before the incident took place late Thursday on Interstate 275, in accordance to Sheriff Bob Gualtieri.
Victor Vazquez-Actual, 35, fled the scene, but was arrested early Friday.
The sheriff claimed Hartwick experienced blocked the two within southbound lanes of the interstate and was standing on the road’s shoulder when he was struck by the entrance close loader touring at about 20 mph. He died promptly
The development employee continued driving for about just one mile right before halting in a parking whole lot, the sheriff explained. He then explained to one more construction worker that he experienced killed a deputy. That employee took Vasquez-Real’s equipment and hid it in a wooded location, the sheriff reported.
The sheriff reported Vazquez-Authentic will be charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving dying. The other construction worker is becoming billed with accessory just after the point.
Hartwick had been with the company for 19 years.
“Mike was a fantastic dude, a fantastic cop,” Gualtieri stated. “He did his task.”
