. >> and john deputy john kotfila was hit head on on the lee roy selmon expressway. he was taken to the hospital where he later died. >> the flags have been lowered to half staff. rows rows roses placed before a statute. 15 plaques remember deputies killed in the line of duty and 16th will be added for deputy john kotfila. nation-wide he is also the sixth law enforcement officers to die in a crash this year. >> you know we worry about getting shot and all of these other things that go on in our careers because here is an example right now where i think it's the second or third leading cause of death for law enforcement are these traffic crashes. >> in the last two days crashes have been t leading cause of death for law enforcements across the country, according to the national law enforcement officer's memorial fun, in 2015, 52 officers were killed a 6% increase over 2014. deputy john kotfila died early saturday after his cruiser was struck head on by a wrong-way driver. suv that hit him likely drove around warning signs and bar yens to barriers to enter the selmon e