Deputy Sheriff Michael J. Metroka
Broward County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Monday, December 15, 1997
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Sergeant Joe Nathan Jones, Jr.
Collier County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, December 13, 1997
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Senior Special Agent Shaun Edmond Curl
United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, US
EOW: Friday, December 12, 1997
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Location: Florida
Trooper Robert G. Smith
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Saturday, July 26, 1997
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Richard P. Wentlandt
Metro-Dade Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, March 15, 1997
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Officer John Lee Butler, Sr.
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Monday, March 10, 1997
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Patrol Officer Johnnie Norris Patterson, Jr.
Winter Haven Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, March 8, 1997
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Glenn Rowe Austraw
Pensacola Police Department, FL
EOW: Wednesday, February 26, 1997
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Master Detective Aubrey Fred Johnson
Citrus County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Tuesday, February 11, 1997
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Police Officer Robert Vargas
Metro-Dade Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, February 7, 1997
Cause of Death: Automobile crash