WATCH: Satellite tv for pc Seaside Police Host Wreath-Laying Ceremony in Honor of Sgt. Ed Hartmann, Officer Phil Flagg

killed in line of obligation by drunk driver throughout a visitors cease 31 years in the past immediately

WATCH: Satellite tv for pc Seaside Police Division hosted the thirty first Annual Hartmann-Flagg Memorial Wreath Laying Ceremony on the Satellite tv for pc Seaside Metropolis Corridor. Sergeant Hartmann died at age 37 and had served in legislation enforcement for 14 years, 12 of which he spent employed with the Satellite tv for pc Seaside Police Division. Officer Flagg was 22 years outdated on the time of his demise and had 14 months on the job.

BREVARD COUNTY • SATELLITE BEACH, FLORIDA – The Satellite tv for pc Seaside Police Division remembered Sergeant E. Edward Hartmann and Officer Philip J. Flagg, who have been killed within the line of obligation by a drunk driver throughout a visitors cease 31 years in the past immediately.

Satellite tv for pc Seaside Police, together with group members, hosted a wreath-laying ceremony of their honor on the Satellite tv for pc Seaside Metropolis Corridor on Might 26.

Sergeant Hartmann died at age 37 and had served in legislation enforcement for 14 years, 12 of which he spent employed with the Satellite tv for pc Seaside Police Division.

Officer Flagg was 22 years outdated on the time of his demise and had 14 months on the job.

Officer Flagg and Sergeant Ernest Hartmann have been killed once they have been each struck by a drunk driver whereas aiding one other officer on the aspect of the street who had pulled over a automotive occupied by a number of youngsters.

Earlier, the 32-year-old driver was leaving a neighborhood restaurant when an off-duty officer stopped him as he tried to depart and received a sober good friend to drive him residence.

An hour later, he was again behind the wheel when the crash occurred. His blood alcohol degree was 0.22, and was convicted of two counts of manslaughter by driving whereas drunk and sentenced to 30 years. He was launched in August 2011.

The Satellite tv for pc Seaside Police Division constructing was named in honor of Sergeant Hartmann and Officer Flagg on the tenth anniversary of their passing.

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