Florida Drunk Driver Kills Retired Sheriff’s Deputy Clearing Debris From Roadway

Retired Polk County Sheriff’s Sergeant Killed By Drunk Driver

A retired Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) Sergeant was tragically killed Monday evening by a drunk driver Dan Cooley, 69, of Bartow, a retired PCSO Sergeant, was struck and killed on Van Fleet Drive just west of Walmart around 7:40 PM on March 17, 2025. Cooley had pulled his vehicle over to the northern edge of

Florida Drunk Driver Kills Retired Sheriff’s Deputy Clearing Debris From Roadway

An allegedly drunk driver was arrested Monday night after he was accused to ramming his Jaguar into a retired sheriff’s deputy who was picking debris up from the roadway. Former Polk County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Dan Cooley, 69, stopped and turned on his hazard lights after a tote fell off his vehicle into the center lane of Van Fleet Drive in Bartow. He was clearing the hazard from the streeet’s center lane when Aaron Wells, 50, slammed into him…