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Man who killed Pinellas deputy in construction incident pleads guilty

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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The man who killed a Pinellas County deputy with a front-end loader back in 2022 has pleaded guilty to leaving the scene. Juan Ariel Molina-Salles, a 32-year-old Honduran national, was working on a construction project on Sept. 22, 2022, in the area of I-275 and Roosevelt Boulevard when he struck Deputy Michael Hartwick with the machine, killing him instantly. Hartwick was working an off-duty assignment to help with traffic …

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Man who killed Pinellas deputy in construction incident pleads guilty

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The man who killed a Pinellas County deputy with a front-end loader back in 2022 has pleaded guilty to leaving the scene. Juan Ariel Molina-Salles, a 32-year-old Honduran national, was working on a construction project on Sept. 22, 2022, in the area of I-275 and Roosevelt Boulevard when he struck Deputy Michael Hartwick with the machine, killing him instantly. Hartwick was working an off-duty assignment to help with traffic …

·Tampa, United States
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Illegal immigrant takes plea deal in connection with death of Pinellas County deputy

An illegal immigrant, who is accused of leaving the scene after authorities say he hit and killed a Pinellas County deputy in 2022, pleaded guilty in court on Friday.

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Undocumented worker charged with hitting, killing Pinellas deputy pleads guilty

The man charged with a hit-and-run crash that killed a Pinellas County deputy in September 2022 changed his plea to guilty on Friday.Juan Molina-Salles pled guilty to the charge of leaving the scene of a crash involving death, and a judge accepted the plea in court Friday.The case started in September 2022 when Pinellas County Sheriff's Deputy Michael Hartwick, 51, was working a traffic detail on I-275 to provide safety and security for the ongo…

·Tampa, United States
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abc Action News broke the news in Tampa, United States on Friday, February 21, 2025.
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