Deputy Sheriff Michael Shostak

Michael Shostak

Deputy Michael Shostak succumbed to injuries received two weeks earlier in an automobile accident.

On the night of the incident, his shift was scheduled to end 13 minutes later, at 0300 hours, when he lost control of his patrol car at 0247 hours and struck a utility pole.
Deputy Shostak had been employed with the Lee County Sheriff's Office for two years, and had been in law enforcement for six years. He is survived by his wife and 2-year-old daughter.