Police Officer Working Security Detail for Florida A&M Dies After Breaking Leg During Game

Officer Craig Gaines died on Sept. 19 following a medical event at his home.

A Florida police officer working Florida A&M's security detail has died after suffering a broken leg working the Rattlers' game vs. Florida Atlantic on Sept. 6. / Nick Tre.Smith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

A Florida state trooper who was working the security detail for Florida A&M head coach James Colzie III earlier this month has died unexpectedly.

Officer Craig Gaines was on the sideline working security for the Rattlers' game against Florida Atlantic on Sept. 6 when a player rolled into him when he was standing on the sidelines. Gaines had shaken the injury off, but after persistent pain was evaluated and diagnosed with a fractured leg.

Gaines died on Sept. 19 at his home. A post from the Fraternal Order of Police Florida State Lodge on Facebook said that the death was "related to medical complications from his leg injury."

Gaines had been a member of the Florida Highway Patrol since 2008.

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