Bio & Incident Details
Age: 44
Tour: 2 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Vehicular assault
Incident Date: 10/25/1947
Weapon: Automobile
Suspect: Turned self in
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Trooper Leroy Bender was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Sanford while assisting with removing a vehicle from a ditch on West 1st Street. The vehicle's mirror struck Trooper Bender in the head, causing a fatal injury. The driver later turned himself in and was charged with technical manslaughter.
Trooper Bender had served with the Florida Highway Patrol for 2 years.
