CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) – Cassandra Smith was sentenced to 29 years in prison on Thursday for the death of deputy Christopher Taylor. In November of 2022, 23-year-old Deputy Christopher Taylor was struck and killed by Smith in Punta Gorda while he was conducting a traffic stop. She reportedly lost control of her Jeep and veered across three lanes into the shoulder striking the deputy’s patrol vehicle which in turn hit the deputy.