Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Julie Bridges and Sergeant Joseph Ossman, of the Florida Department of Corrections, were killed in a vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 66 and Old Crewsville Road, in Zolfo Springs, at approximately 6:45 am.
Both officers had been required to stay in the county despite mandatory evacuations due to Hurricane Irma. Deputy Bridges was picking up supplies for a hurricane shelter when her patrol car collided head-on with Sergeant Ossman's vehicle. Sergeant Ossman was reporting for his shift at the Hardee Correctional Institution, which remained open despite the evacuation.
Deputy Bridges had served with the Hardee County Sheriff's Office for 13 years.
Survivors
She is survived by her 8-year-old son, parents, and two siblings
Caiden, this is Aunt Sarah and Uncle Brett.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff England-Bridges gave the Hardee County Sheriff's Office 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Wauchula community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff England-Bridges.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Julie Ann England-Bridges is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Julie Ann England-Bridges's cause is highlighted.
How Julie Ann England-Bridges Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Julie Ann England-Bridges is highlighted in Sep.