ORLANDO, Fla. _ An Osceola County deputy who rear-ended a truck last month _ killing the driver _ was involved in another crash on Tuesday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Deputy Gloria Boccio, 29, was cited for an improper lane change Tuesday when she swerved into another car while trying to avoid traffic, FHP Lt. Kim Montes said.
Boccio was northbound about 4:40 p.m. on State Road 417 near SR 408 in Orange County when she did not stop for slowed traffic, Montes said. She swerved into another lane, causing a chain-reaction crash involving three other vehicles. No one was injured in the wreck.
The fatal crash Boccio was involved in on Oct. 5 remains under investigation, Montes said.
Boccio was going east in her 2018 Dodge Charger cruiser and did not stop as she approached the red light at the intersection of U.S. Highway 192 near Lindfields Boulevard, Montes said. Boccio's car crashed into the back of a pickup truck, which in turn hit two other cars in front of it.
The pickup driver, Robert Johnston, 34, died.
Boccio had taken the cruiser in for "brake failure" a week before the crash, but it's not clear if that played any role in the crash.
She was placed on administrative leave during the investigation.
A spokesman for the Osceola County Sheriff's Office could not be reached for comment Tuesday night.
