A Florida deputy who had one shift left until his retirement was killed on the job after a man crashed into his police cruiser while fleeing law enforcement, officials said.Cpl. Brian LaVigne, 54, had spent three decades working at the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Department and was scheduled to work his final shift on Tuesday, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister announced Monday night. Deputies arrested Travis Zachary Gabriel Garrett, 28, Monday night and charged him on Tuesday with first-degree murder and eight other charges, according to the sheriff’s office. “He had never hit the brakes,” Chronister said. “There were no skid marks. He was intentionally running that car into the corporal’s car.” The other charges included DUI manslaughter, battery on a law enforcement officer, vehicular manslaughter, and resisting arrest with violence, according to the sheriff’s office. “This is one of the most difficult times we have faced as a sheriff’s office, losing one of our family members to such a senseless act of violence,” Chronister said in a statement Tuesday. “Our focus remains intent on seeking justice for the murder of Master Corporal LaVigne, and celebrating an individual who devoted his life to public service.” Garrett was admitted to the hospital Tuesday for an… Read full this story
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