Fallen Miccosukee Police Officer Remembered at Saturday Memorial

Mourners gathered Saturday to celebrate the life a fallen South Florida police officer who died in a car accident last weekend.

Miccosukee Sergeant Horacio Sebastián Dominguez was remembered at a Saturday morning memorial service in Riccardo Silva Stadium on the campus of Florida International University.

Dominguez was killed last Sunday morning after his patrol car flipped in Collier County at the age of 43.

According to NBC affiliate WBBH-TV, the back right tire of the patrol car blew out along Alligator Alley, causing the car to flip several times onto the median, according to Florida Highway Patrol troopers.

Dominguez, who was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, was ejected during the crash and pronounced dead on scene. He leaves behind a wife and young daughter.