EAST LAKE, Fla. - The Pinellas County Sheriff says a deputy has died after a crash at East Lake Road near Forelock Road.The crash happened shortly after 4:30 Wednesday near Brooker Creek Elementary School in Tarpon Springs, part of northern Pinellas County.Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said Deputy Michael Magli was hit by a suspect who was driving recklessly.
Magli had deployed stop sticks to get the suspect's vehicle to stop.Deputy Michael Magli, courtesy Pinellas County Sheriff's Office It started after someone called to report a person "passed out" in their vehicle near Forelock Road.
East Lake Fire Rescue responded and found the white pickup truck parked on the roadway with a man inside. The crew broke the truck's window to try and help him,.