Estimated read time: Less than a minute
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
SPRING HILL, Fla. (AP) — Florida authorities say an off-duty deputy fatally shot a man who stole a Coca-Cola truck and was involved in three crashes.
The Tampa Bay Times (http://tinyurl.com/zmrbxt8 ) quotes Pasco Sheriff's officials as saying that a deputy prisons officer on his way to work Friday saw the truck swerving and followed it. The report says 30-year-old Ronald Michael Robbibaro suddenly reversed the truck, striking the hood of the sergeant's vehicle. It says Robbibaro sped off and crashed into another off-duty detention deputy. The paper reports that Robbibaro also was involved in a car crash prior to stealing the truck.
Authorities told the newspaper that Robbibaro charged at the deputy, the two fought violently, and the deputy fired two shots.
The sheriff's office did not identify the deputy, or release his race or that of the man shot.
___
Information from: Tampa Bay Times (St. Petersburg, Fla.), http://www.tampabay.com.
Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
