Sheriff’s Deputy, Corrections Officer Die in Florida Crash

Sheriff’s Deputy, Corrections Officer Die in Florida Crash
Police patrol the area as Hurricane Irma makes landfall in San Juan, Puerto Rico. REUTERS/Alvin Baez
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A Florida deputy and a corrections officer both died in a traffic crash as the deputy was trying to get supplies ahead of Hurricane Irma’s landfall in the state.

The fatal crash took place at 6:30 a.m. between State Route 66 and Old Trueswald Road, WFLA reported.