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Golden man driving 100+ mph on wrong side of Florida interstate crashes into police officer, killing both
Police chief: Officer veered into the sedan to protect others
Tampa Police Department
and last updated 2021-03-11 11:48:45-05
TAMPA, Fla. â A Golden man died in Tampa, Florida after speeding on the wrong side of the road and crashing into a Tampa Police Department officer, killing him, the department said.
The crash happened Tuesday morning on Interstate 275 between the E. Hillsborough Avenue and E. Sligh Avenue exits. Tampa police said they started receiving 911 calls around 1 a.m. local time about a white sedan speeding and swerving southbound in the northbound lanes. Within one minute of the first 911 call, the driver of the white sedan crashed into a Tampa police officer s vehicle, killing both of them, according to the police department.
UpdatedTue, Mar 9, 2021 at 7:50 pm ET
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Tampa Police Officer Jesse Madsen was killed trying to protect others on the road from a wrong-way driver. (Tampa Police )
TAMPA, FL State officials and law enforcement agencies throughout the state are reaching out to the Tampa Police Department after a police officer sacrificed his own life to save others.
Tuesday morning, Tampa Police Chief Brian Dugan announced the solemn news that Tampa Master Patrol Officer Jesse Madsen, 45, was the 32nd officer in the department to die in the line of duty.
Madsen was killed early Tuesday morning when he veered his police cruiser into the path of a wrong-way driver on Interstate 75 to prevent the wrong-way driver from crashing into other cars on the highway.
TAMPA, Fla. A Tampa police officer was killed early Tuesday by a wrong-way driver, which caused a horrific traffic collision. The offending motorist was also killed in the crash, according to reports.Master Patrol Officer Jesse Madsen, a 45-year-old highly decorated officer who was a 16-year v
Former Shaker Heights, Lyndhurst police officer killed in line of duty protecting others from wrong-way driver
Former Shaker Heights, Lyndhurst police officer killed in line of duty protecting others from wrong-way driver By Misty Stiver and Brian Duffy | March 9, 2021 at 12:18 PM EST - Updated March 9 at 8:04 PM
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Several communities are mourning the sudden loss of an officer who was killed in the line of duty Tuesday morning after police say he veered into vehicle to save other motorists from a wrong-way driver in Tampa, Fla.
Master Patrol Officer Jesse Masden, 45, was a native of Shaker Heights and a Marine combat veteran. He leaves behind a wife and three children: a 16-year-old son, a 12-year-old son, and a 10-year-old daughter.