Michael Robert Hartwick served in the U.S. Navy for 3 years and 11 months. Michael served in the Cold War, and during the years of Gulf War.
Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Michael Hartwick succumbed to injuries received when he was struck by a front-end loader truck at I-275 and Ulmerton Road, near the Howard Frankland Bridge at 10:30 pm.
Deputy Hartwick was working an overnight assignment directing traffic for construction work on the I-275. He was outside his cruiser when the front-end loader carrying concrete barriers hit him.
The construction worker fled the scene but was apprehended 10 hours later. Another construction worker who helped the subject hide his work vest and flee was charged with accessory after the fact. In 2025, the suspect pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 12 years. He was sentenced to an additional two years for aggravated identity theft, false representation of a Social Security number, and making a false claim of United States citizenship for employment purposes.
Deputy Hartwick had served with the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office for 19 years.
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In tribute
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Hartwick gave the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Largo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Hartwick.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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