Fla. officer in Obama motorcade struck, killed

[Forever_frost]

Wonder if his family will get a form letter electronically signed.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A motorcycle police officer escorting President Barack Obama's motorcade has died after being hit by a pickup truck.

Palm Beach County Sheriff's spokeswoman Teri Barbera says the Jupiter police officer was on Interstate 95 in West Palm Beach on Sunday preparing to shut the roadway down when he was struck by a Ford F-150.

He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. His identity has not yet been released.

Barbera says an investigation was ongoing and no charges have yet been made against the driver.

Obama made a campaign appearance at the Palm Beach County Convention Center on Sunday

http://www.theblaze.com/the-wire/15709528/fla-officer-in-obama-motorcade-struck-killed/

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Isn't this the second time this has happened?

[Forever_frost]

4 years ago it happened on the same stretch, to this officer's friend during a Bush motorcade

[naynay]

same thing happened here in dallas during a hilary clinton motorcade

[Captain Crawfish]

i can see this happening. those guys will just roll up and demand the whole world stop half of the drivers just ignore it like they do the signs etc. rip

[Downs]

They should just transport them in non-descript armored Tahoes or something instead of making a huge spectacle with 30 cars police escort helicopter escort while riding around in a huge armored limo.

[Dlachance]

They should just transport them in non-descript armored Tahoes or something instead of making a huge spectacle with 30 cars police escort helicopter escort while riding around in a huge armored limo.

If anything happens, it needs to be publicly seen from all angles IMO