{"id":3790,"date":"2026-05-04T08:09:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T08:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bbncnews.online\/?p=3790"},"modified":"2026-05-04T08:09:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T08:09:18","slug":"florida-motorcycle-officer-dies-in-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bbncnews.online\/?p=3790","title":{"rendered":"Florida Motorcycle Officer Dies in Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Florida motorcycle officer was killed in a crash while driving his police-issued Harley-Davidson to work Thursday morning, authorities said.<\/p>\n

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Officer Paul Dunn, 50, died shortly before 6 a.m., according to a\u00a0post<\/a>\u00a0on the with the Lakeland Police Department’s Facebook page.<\/p>\n

The motorcycle struck and drove over a raised concrete median and Dunn lost control of the bike, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd told reporters at a news conference on Thursday. He said investigators are trying to determine whether another vehicle was involved.<\/p>\n

Passing motorists saw the motorcycle and stopped to help Dunn, Judd said. The motorists found a faint pulse and began CPR.<\/p>\n

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Dunn was taken to a hospital, where he died a short time later.<\/p>\n

Dunn had been with Lakeland police since 2013, and had worked for the sheriff’s office for 12 years before that. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and has two sons currently serving in the military. He was married and also has a daughter, the Facebook posting said.<\/p>\n

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