Wife of Florida Officer Killed Escorting Obama Sues

Jupiter Police Officer Bruce St. Laurent died during a 2012 visit by Obama to Florida.

Jupiter Police Officer Bruce St. Laurent (Photo: Jupiter PD)Jupiter Police Officer Bruce St. Laurent (Photo: Jupiter PD)

The widow of a Florida police officer killed while escorting President Barack Obama's motorcade has filed a lawsuit in the death.
    
Jupiter Police Officer Bruce St. Laurent died during a 2012 visit by Obama to Florida.

His wife, Brenda St. Laurent, is suing the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, which she claims bears responsibility for his death, WESH TV reports.
    
St. Laurent died after his motorcycle was struck by a pickup truck while he prepared to shut down a stretch of Interstate 95 in West Palm Beach ahead of the motorcade.

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