Death by Cop  2021-2025

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Krista Richter

Age : 65

Gender : Female

Race : White

Date : 08/20/2021

Location : North Dale Mabry Highway at Sligh Avenue

City : Tampa

County : Hillsborough

State : Florida

Agency : Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by police vehicle crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/20/2021 Krista Richter was driving with her husband when an off duty detention deputy from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office drove his personal vehicle at 109 miles per hour and struck the left side of her car at North Dale Mabry Highway and Sligh Avenue. Richter died at the scene and her husband suffered serious injuries. Prosecutors later charged the deputy with vehicular homicide and reckless driving for causing the crash.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county/hillsborough-county-detention-deputy-on-trial-in-deadly-crash-that-killed-woman-injured-husband
https://www.fox13news.com/news/former-detention-deputy-found-guilty-in-crash-that-killed-tampa-woman
https://www.yahoo.com/news/former-detention-deputy-trial-deadly-crash-killed-woman-injured-husband