Retired Polk County sergeant Dan Cooley, 69, was struck and killed on St. Patrick's Day night. The driver faces DUI and child ...

A retired Polk County Sheriff’s Office sergeant was killed in a crash involving a drunk driver, deputies said. The Polk ...

Haven man was arrested Monday evening for allegedly hitting and killing a retired Polk County Sheriff's Office sergeant who ...

Dan Logan Cooley, age 69, died March 17, 2025, in Bartow, FL. He was predeceased by his eldest brother Tony, mother Peaches and father Cliff. He is survived by his wife Linda (nee Albritton), daughter ...

A Florida man driving a Jaguar was drunk when he hit and killed a retired sheriff's deputy who was trying to pick up a large ...

An allegedly drunk driver was arrested Monday night after he was accused to ramming his Jaguar into a retired sheriff’s ...

An accused drunk driver is behind bars after investigators say he hit and killed a retired Polk County deputy on Monday night ...

Cooley joined the sheriff’s office in 1986, working as a detention deputy and receiving a promotion to sergeant in 2002 before retiring in 2007. “Sergeant Dan Cooley was a public servant for ...

Cooley was resuscitated multiple times before dying of his injuries. "Sergeant Dan Cooley was a public servant for over 20 years, and had been enjoying retirement for nearly as long, when he was ...