FWC Officer Kyle Patterson, 35, and 24-year-old wrong-way driver both die when their cars collide at South Header Canal Road and Okeechobee Road in Fort Pierce, Florida
DeSantis releases name of FWC officer killed in wrong-way crash
The crash happened at 12:11 p.m. at the intersection of South Header Canal Road and Okeechobee Road, according to Florida Highway Patrol.
FWC investigator killed in wrong-way crash in St. Lucie County identified
The woman was killed. The driver of the FWC vehicle, identified as 35-year-old Kyle Patterson, was also killed. He was on-duty at the time of the crash.
FWC officer killed in wrong-way crash in St. Lucie County
The Florida Highway Patrol said a 24-year-old woman from Tampa was driving a Kia sedan the wrong way — eastbound in the westbound lanes of Okeechobee Road — and collided head-on with an unmarked FWC vehicle, which was a Ford pickup truck.
Vigil takes place for fallen FWC officer
Family, friends and kids whose lives were impacted by one man, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission senior investigator Kyle Patterson, showed up at a vigil one day after he died in a crash.
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