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Alvin Vincent Kohler, a 23-year-old trooper with the Florida Highway Patrol, tragically lost his life on September 19, 1978, in Miami, Florida. Kohler was on duty, assisting a disabled motorist on the Florida Turnpike at SW 168th Street, when the incident occurred. While helping the motorist, Kohler requested a tow truck and began writing a citation for the 15-year-old driver, who was a runaway teenager. As the tow truck arrived, the teenager unexpectedly opened fire with a .357 caliber handgun, ...
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