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A Pinellas County Sheriffâs deputy died Feb. 17 while doing his job and trying to keep people from getting hurt, according to Sheriff Bob Gualtieri.
Deputy Michael J. Magli, 30, died at the scene of a crash on East Lake Road about 4:34 p.m. He was in the process of deploying âstop sticks,â used to delate tires, in hopes of stopping a suspect that had been driving a high speeds in a reckless manner.
The driver lost control of his vehicle and collided with Deputy Magliâs cruiser parked in the median. Magli was standing outside the cruise and ended up pinned beneath it. He died at the scene.
TARPON SPRINGS â A Pinellas County Sheriffâs deputy died at the scene of a crash Feb. 17 after a suspect struck him on East Lake Road near Forelock Road.
Deputies responded to that intersection about 4:25 p.m. in unincorporated Tarpon Springs. Detectives say Robert Allen Holzaepfel. 33, a transient was passed out behind the wheel of a 2002 Ford F150 stopped at a red light.
Rescue workers were first on scene and they broke out a window to gain access to the man.
Detectives say Holzaepfel fled the scene traveling north on East Lake Road. He continued to drive recklessly, traveling east on Keystone Road continuing to evade deputies.