A Florida man driving a Jaguar was drunk when he hit and killed a retired sheriff's deputy who was trying to pick up a large tote that had fallen into the road from his vehicle, authorities say. The ...

Retired Polk County sergeant Dan Cooley, 69, was struck and killed on St. Patrick's Day night. The driver faces DUI and child neglect charges.

A retired Polk County Sheriff’s Office sergeant was struck and killed Monday night by an alleged drunk driver while attempting to remove debris from the road, authorities said.

Dan Logan Cooley, age 69, died March 17, 2025, in Bartow, FL. He was predeceased by his eldest brother Tony, mother Peaches and father Cliff. He is survived by his wife Linda (nee Albritton), daughter ...

An allegedly drunk driver was arrested Monday night after he was accused to ramming his Jaguar into a retired sheriff’s ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said the retired sergeant was Dan Cooley, 69, of Bartow. Detectives said Cooley had pulled his car onto the northern edge of Van Fleet Drive in Bartow and turned ...