LECANTO, Fla. — Funeral services honoring Citrus County Deputy Andres 'Andy' Lahera happened on Sunday.

What You Need To Know • Citrus County deputy Andres 'Andy' Lahera was a deputy for 14 years • He also served as a school resource officer from 2018-2023 • Hundreds of people came to his funeral service to say goodbye

Lahera served as a deputy for 14 years and served as a school resource officer from 2018 to 2023 before he was injured in a car accident while directing traffic.

For those like Matt Taylor, it was a chance to say goodbye.

“Andy was a great person,” he said. “He was a good friend.”

Taylor worked with Lahera for around seven years and said that he loved working for his community, both as a deputy and as a school resource officer.

“If you knew Andy, he was a guy wit

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