Former detention deputy sent behind bars for 15 years

The Brief

  • Speeding more than double the limit led to a fatal accident on Dale Mabry Highway in August 2021.
  • That accident led to criminal charges of vehicular homicide and reckless driving for a former Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office detention deputy.
  • In September of this year, he was found guilty of those charges.

TAMPA Among his co-workers, Daniel Hernandez was known to like fast cars.

It was his behavior behind the wheel of such a vehicle in 2021 that brought him to face Judge Susan Rice in Hillsborough County Court on Friday.

The backstory:

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