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Teen In Crash That Killed Hernando Deputy Improves Condition

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Published: February 21, 2009

TAMPA - The condition of a teenager involved in a fatal crash that killed a veteran Hernando County law-enforcement officer has been upgraded today, from critical to serious, troopers said.

Andrew Frank Morris, 16, of Weeki Wachee, drove a 2002 Mitsubishi Montero head-on into an unmarked 1999 Ford Crown Victoria cruiser on Powell Road about 5:45 a.m. Thursday, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

Hernando County Sheriff's Office Capt. Scott Bierwiler, 42, was killed in the wreck.

Morris, a student at Nature Coast Technical High School, was airlifted to St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa. His condition has fluctuated in the days since the crash, moving from serious to critical and back to serious, said Sgt. Steve Gaskins, a highway patrol spokesman.

Several aspects of the crash remain under investigation, said Gaskins, noting that the full review will take about 90 days.

Visitations for Bierwiler will be Monday and Tuesday between 2 and 4 p.m. and 6 and 8 p.m. at St. Theresa's Catholic Church, 1107 Commercial Way, Spring Hill. The funeral Mass will be at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at the church. The burial will take place after the Mass.

Bierwiler is survived by his wife, Angie, daughters Kayla, 18, and Kiley, 16, and son, Scottie, 9.

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