ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Officials say a Florida Highway Patrol trooper died in a car crash in Orlando.
Florida Highway Patrol's Lt. Kim Montes said that 31-year-old Tracy Vickers was killed in a collision involving his patrol car and a pickup truck carrying construction equipment. News outlets say his car went underneath the truck.
Vickers served as a field training officer and had been working at the state agency for about four years. He also served in the U.S. Navy.
The entire @FLHSMV family mourns today for the loss of one of our own, FHP Trooper Tracy Vickers. Trooper Vickers was a hero and leader within the patrol and his troop. We ask that you keep his family in your prayers. #FHP #EOW pic.twitter.com/4woSEWdiE5
— FLHSMV (@FLHSMV) September 27, 2019