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Michael Magli

Gender : Male

Age : 30

Race : White

Date : 02/18/2021

Location : East Lake Road near Forelock Road

City : Tarpon Springs

County : Pinellas

State : Florida

Agency : Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Officer killed on duty

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On February 18, 2021, Pinellas County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Magli was killed during a pursuit involving a drunken driver. Deputies had responded to a report of a man passed out in a truck, identified as 30-year-old Robert Allen Holzaepfel. When emergency responders broke a window to check on him, Holzaepfel awoke and fled. Deputies escalated a chase as Holzaepfel drove recklessly and crossed the median on East Lake Road. Deputy Magli parked his cruiser in the median to deploy spike strips, but the fleeing driver lost control of his truck, spun out, and struck Magli, pinning him beneath his patrol vehicle. Magli died at the scene. The driver was arrested and charged with DUI manslaughter and multiple felonies.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.tampabay.com/news/pinellas/2021/02/18/pinellas-deputy-dies-after-being-hit-during-pursuit/
https://www.wfla.com/news/pinellas-county/pinellas-county-deputy-killed-in-crash-during-pursuit/
https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-pinellas/pinellas-sheriffs-office-deputy-hit-and-killed-during-pursuit
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/19/us/florida-deputy-michael-magli-killed-intl-hnk/index.html