Crime & Safety
Mass. State Police Mourn Death of Sergeant's Son
Deputy sheriff John Kotfila, Jr. was killed in Florida Saturday; he's the son of Mass. State Police Sgt. John Kotfila, assigned to Bourne.
Photo: Mass State Police Sgt. John Kotfila (left) and his son, John, Jr. (Credit: Mass State Police)
BOURNE, MA — State Police are mourning the death of a sergeant's son.
John Kotfila, Jr., 30, was killed Saturday morning in a crash in Tampa. Police said a wrong-way driver struck his cruiser on the Selmon Expressway. The wrong-way driver was also killed.
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His father is Mass. State Police Sgt. John Kotfila, assigned to the Bourne barracks.
"Our prayers tonight are with him, his wife, and their three surviving children—one of whom is a Falmouth Police officer," State Police Col. Richard McKeon said in a statement. "It is clear that Sergeant Kotfila instilled in his children the same sense of duty, dedication, and service to others that he himself has embraced throughout his career."
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Florida police said they were investigating whether alcohol was involved in the crash.
Statement from Colonel @RickMcKeon on #LODD of Sheriff's Deputy John R Kotfila Jr., son of MSP Sgt.
Read it at https://t.co/ddnS5phHON
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