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.

An accused drunk driver is behind bars after investigators say he hit and killed a retired Polk County deputy on Monday night ...

Left: Aaron Wells. Right: Police County Sheriff Grady Judd and Sgt. Dan Cooley, right (Polk County Sheriff’s Office). A Florida man driving a Jaguar was drunk when he hit and killed a retired ...

Dan Cooley, 69, of Bartow had pulled his vehicle over into the northern edge of the road and turned on his hazard lights. Cooley got out of his vehicle to retrieve a large tote that had fallen ...

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.

The collision happened around 7:40 p.m. Monday, March 17, when 69-year-old Dan Cooley stepped into six-lane Van Fleet Drive in Bartow, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

According to officials, 69-year-old Dan Cooley of Bartow had pulled his car over on the road’s edge and turned on his hazards. He got out of his car to remove a large tote that had fallen from ...

The collision happened around 7:40 p.m. Monday, March 17, when 69-year-old Dan Cooley stepped into six-lane Van Fleet Drive in Bartow, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. Bartow ...