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OREM, Utah — Officials have announced the funeral arrangements for fallen Santaquin Police Department Sgt. Bill Hooser, who was killed Sunday in the line of duty.
Services will be held on Monday, May 13 at 10 a.m. at the UCCU Event Center at Utah Valley University in Orem. The public is invited to attend the memorial and pay respects to Hooser and his family, the Department of Public Safety shared.Hooser was killed Sunday after he was hit by a semi-truck driver who fled from the scene, officials reported. Michael Aaron Jayne, 41, was later arrested in connection to the case.
Family tearfully greeted the ambulance carrying Hooser's body and wheeled his casket into the local funeral home as law enforcement lined the path, saluting the police officer who made the ultimate sacrifice. The tragic incident rattled the tight-knit community of Santaquin, with a makeshift memorial outside of the police station covered in ribbons, balloons, flowers and tributes.
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