TAMPA, Fla. – A Tampa police officer was struck and killed early Tuesday by a wrong-way driver on Interstate 275, according to authorities. [TRENDING: Video: Arrest of Naked Cowboy at Bike Week | 36,000 Fla.
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on northbound I-275 near the Hillsborough and Sligh Avenue exits, Tampa police said. According to police, several drivers called 911, saying a white car was driving south on I-275 north while swerving between lanes at a high rate of speed.
Within a minute of the original call, the vehicle crashed into Madsen’s police vehicle, killing both drivers, according to officials.