Fla. Sheriff's Homicide Agent Killed by Wrong-Way Driver on Way to Shooting

Brevard County Sheriff's Office Homicide Agent Kevin Morris was responding to a deputy-involved shooting when a wrong-way driver struck his cruiser head-on on Interstate 95 in Titusville.
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Oct. 12, 2026
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  • Brevard County Sheriff's Office Homicide Agent Kevin Morris was killed in a head-on crash with a wrong-way driver while responding to a deputy-involved shooting late Saturday.
  • Investigators said the driver made a U-turn and traveled southbound in the northbound lanes of Interstate 95 before colliding with Morris' cruiser in Titusville.
  • Both vehicles burst into flames after the crash, and Morris and the driver were pronounced dead at the scene.
Brevard County, FL, Sheriff's Office
Brevard County Sheriff's Office Homicide Agent Kevin Morris

Investigators say a driver who made a U-turn and traveled the wrong way on I-95 in Titusville struck the cruiser of Brevard County Sheriff's Office Homicide Agent Kevin Morris late Saturday, killing both men.

Key Takeaways

  • Most crashes involved responding to calls or patrols, with some incidents linked to high-speed pursuits and distracted driving.
  • A notable number of struck-by incidents occurred during night hours and at crash scenes.

Check out the story for more about traffic-related dangers.

An on-duty Florida sheriff's deputy was killed late Saturday in head-on collision with a wrong-way driver.

Brevard County Sheriff's Office Homicide Agent Kevin Morris, 55, had been with the agency since February 2021, the sheriff's office stated in a news release. He previously served with the Palm Bay Police Department from 2001 to 2012.

"Kevin was probably one of the nicest people you’ll ever meet in your life," Sheriff Wayne Ivey said during a news conference Sunday.

The crash happened shortly after 11 p.m. as Morris was responding to a deputy-involved shooting in Mims, the Orlando Sentinel reports. He was traveling northbound along Interstate 95 in Titusville as a 2021 Nissan Sentra was traveling southbound the wrong way after making a U-Turn.

This is not a case where somebody went up the ramp the wrong way and got confused," Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Channing Taylor said during a Sunday press conference.

The Sentra driver collided with the front of Morris' cruiser, and both vehicles became engulfed in flames following the crash. Morris and the driver were pronounced dead at the scene.

The crash is under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol.

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