Driver Strikes 2 Deputies During Orlando Funeral Procession

The female driver likely wasn’t paying attention

A driver hit two Florida deputies after cutting through a funeral procession held for one of the victims of the Orlando mass shooting, NBC News reported. 

The Osceola County Sheriff’s deputies were on motorcycles escorting the procession through Kissimmee from a church when the driver struck them, a spokesman for the sheriff's office said.

One of the officers is in stable condition, while the other is in critical condition. Neither officer was identified. 

The female driver, who wasn’t identified, likely wasn’t paying attention. She is being questioned and charges are pending against her, the spokesman said.

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