A Broward Sheriff's Office deputy who died as a result of
injuries he sustained when his cruiser veered off Interstate 95
and hit a tree on Sept. 11 was laid to rest Friday.  Deputy
Daniel Rivera was headed to the Pompano Beach substation when he
crashed his patrol car into a palm tree south of Copans Road. He
had been in critical condition at Broward Health North Hospital,
where he died Saturday night.  The funeral was held at Calvary
Church of Fort Lauderdale.  Rivera funeral  "My dad was the best
dad ever," said Damian Barrio. "He was fun. He would take me
everywhere and we would have an amazing time, but when we got
home, just back for dinner, he was strict, aka the drill
sergeant."  Rivera spent more than a decade with BSO. Sheriff
Scott Israel described him as ambitious and dedicated.
"Everything Danny did, he did with honor, he did with courage,
and he did with a smile on his face," said Israel.  Rivera's
girlfriend, Andrea Mendez, recalled how the two met online, then
fell in love.  "He was a protect