Deputy John Robert Kotfila, Jr. - Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office - FL - True Life Hero

John Robert Kotfila, Jr.
- Mar. 12, 2016 -

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Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Patch

Resided:	Valrico (Hillsborough County) FL, USA
Born:	Sep. 09, 1985
Fallen:	Mar. 12, 2016
Race/Sex:	Caucasian Male / 30 yrs. of age
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Dept:	Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office - FL 2008 E. 8th Ave Tampa, FL 33605 USA (813)247-8000
County:	Hillsborough
Dept. Type:	County/Police
Hero's Rank:	Deputy
Sworn Date:	Unk
FBI Class:	Crash
Weapon Class:	Vehicle
Agency URL:	Click Here
On The Job:	6 years

Bio: John was born in Falmouth, MA and received Student of the Year at Lawrence Junior High School, graduated from Falmouth High and received a bachelor degree in Criminal Justice at Westfield State College.

He moved to FL six years ago and joined the Hillsborough County Sheriff�s Office as a Deputy Sheriff. John was also a founding member of the agency�s SafetyNet Team, which assists in finding adults and children with special needs who have wandered from home. In his spare time, he enjoyed mountain biking, tri-athalons and Tough Mudders. He also loved cars, computers and country music.

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Fatal Incident Summary

Offender:	Erik McBeth / Male - 31 years old

Location:	Selmon Expressway FL USA Sat. Mar. 12, 2016
Summary:	Deputy Sheriff John Kotfila was killed in a head-on collision with a vehicle that was driving the wrong direction on the Selmon Expressway, at the Brandon Express exit near I-75, at approximately 3:00 am. He was returning to the station after investigating an unrelated traffic accident when a drunk driver entered the expressway heading west in the eastbound lanes, causing a head-on collision. The drunk driver died at the scene. Deputy Kotfila was transported to Tampa General Hospital where he later died.
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Last Updated: Apr. 19, 2016