Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania state trooper to be laid to rest after being fatally struck in Schuylkill County
BUTLER TWP., Pa. (WPVI) — A Pennsylvania State Trooper who was killed in a crash on Interstate 81 will be laid to rest Wednesday.
A public viewing for Trooper Michael Pahira, Jr., is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at North Schuylkill High School in Butler Township.
A funeral will follow at 11 a.m.
Trooper Pahira was fatally struck on I-81 last week by a tractor-trailer while conducting a safety inspection on another truck in Cass Township, Schuylkill County.
According to state police, a passing commercial vehicle hit Pahira while he was conducting the inspection with his emergency lights activated.
The alleged driver, 33-year-old Michael Bon, is facing homicide charges. He is being held on $700,000 bail.
Pahira, 44, was assigned to Troop L, Frackville and had been with the state police for 20 years.
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