Charlotte County commissioners have approved renaming part of U.S. 41 in honor of a deputy killed in the line of duty.
On Tuesday, commissioners voted unanimously to designate the stretch of Tamiami Trail between Melbourne Street and Church Street as Sergeant Elio Diaz Memorial Highway.
Watch Fox 4’s Alex Orenczuk report on the renaming:
Charlotte County renames stretch of Tamiami Trail to honor fallen deputy
Diaz was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Port Charlotte in December 2024. A roadside memorial still stands outside the gas station where the deputy was fatally wounded…