Tampa police officer killed in on duty wrong-way traffic accident
TAMPA, Fla. March 10 2021— Early Tuesday morning, Tampa Police Chief Brian Dugan delivered the news that one of the department’s officers had been killed in a wrong-way crash in the line of duty.
Tampa Police Officer Jesse Madsen, 45, died when a 25-year-old man driving the wrong way on I-275 crashed into his police cruiser.
Officer Madsen had served the Tampa Police Department for 16 years.
Chief Dugan said this is the department’s 32nd officer to die in the line of duty.
Law enforcement agencies from across the Tampa Bay area are sending their condolences.
