DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - A U.S. flag was carried in a United Airlines flight from Chicago to Fort Lauderdale to honor a Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy who died in a fatal crash.
Special arrangements were made with the airline to fly the honor flag for BSO Deputy Benjamin Nimtz, who will be laid to rest on Thursday.
The 30-year-old was killed in a car crash in Deerfield Beach while responding to a domestic dispute on July 21.
Nimtz was just three shifts away from moving to Indiana with his family.
He is survived by his wife and two children.
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