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Michigan State Police dedicates highway to trooper killed in on-duty crash

The 28-year-old had been with Michigan State Police for three years.

Credit: MSP/Kent County Sheriff's Office

KENT COUNTY, Mich. — Friday, Michigan State Police dedicated a portion of M-44 to Trooper Timothy O'Neill, 28, who died on duty in 2017.

O'Neill, of the Rockford post, died on Sept. 20, 2017 after being critically injured in an on-duty motorcycle crash. He was on his patrol when the crash occurred.

The 28-year-old had been with Michigan State Police for three years, and he was just weeks away from getting married.

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Kent County Sheriff's Office

"Gone but never forgotten." Today, we had the honor of attending the dedication of a portion of M-44 in the memory of fallen Trooper Timothy O'Neill (end of watch 9/20/17).

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