Retired Polk County Sheriff's Office Sergeant Dan Cooley was struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver while retrieving a fallen item from the road. The driver showed signs of impairment and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.