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Special Agent Phillip Lebid
United States Secret Service
End of Watch: November 22, 2004

Age:
30
Badge Number:
261
Years on The Job:
10 mo.
Weapon Used:
Auto Accident


21-year-old Brandon man with a history of speeding citations ran a red light as he sped off the Crosstown Expressway into downtown Tampa, ramming a federal agent's unmarked car into an oncoming bus filled with cruise-bound tourists. The U.S. Secret Service agent, 30-year-old Phillip Lebid of Tampa, died instantly. Lebid, a former Fort Myers police officer, joined the agency just 10 months ago and was the youngest member of the Secret Service's 15-member office in Tampa. The crash happened shortly before 2:30 p.m. at Morgan and Brorein streets. The tour bus was headed south on Morgan and had stopped for a red light at the intersection. Lebid was headed north in his dark blue Mercury Grand Marquis and also had stopped for the light. The light turned green, and as the two vehicles drove through the intersection, Christian Lee Anderson sped west off the ramp from the Crosstown in his maroon 1998 Ford Mustang, running a red light and smashing into the passenger's side of Lebid's Marquis.

The Marquis then slammed into the bus, and the driver's side of the Marquis collapsed into the front of
the bus. Lebid's trunk flew open. The contents - flashing blue emergency light, spotlight, fire extinguisher, a street map of Tampa and Hillsborough County - spilled out onto the asphalt.

Fire rescue workers used heavy tools to remove the crumpled driver's-side door.

Anderson, 21, of 1927 Red Bridge Drive in Brandon is in fair condition at Tampa General Hospital,
As of Monday night, police had not cited Anderson in the crash.

Anderson's driving record includes three suspensions since last year for failing to pay a fine; four
speeding tickets since 2000 through this year; and one ticket last year for failing to stop at a stop sign, according to the Florida Department of Motor Vehicles. The speeding violations include driving 51 mph
in a 25-mph zone; 92 mph in a 65-mph zone; 70 mph in a 50-mph zone; and 64 in a 55-mph zone.


    
          
                        

Agency Information:
United States Department of Homeland Security - Secret Service
950 H Street, NW Suite 8400
Washington, DC 20223
Phone: 202-406-5708

                  

Walk tall, walk tall and protect us from above with honor and dignity. May you lead the charge for
citizens right in heaven as you did here on earth


Darrell Thompson
Privet Security Officer St. Clair Co. MI,
Community College Campus Patrol #14
darrell@policespecial.com
www.sc4.edu


Rest in peace, and may God allow him to keep watch over us on earth while he patrols his beat
in heaven.
Our prayers go out to the Officer and his Department and family. May they all find peace in their hearts soon.

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