STONEHAM, Mass. (AP/WHDH) — A law enforcement officer walk-by in honor of a Massachusetts State Police trooper who died in a traffic crash has been scheduled for Tuesday.
The walk-by took place place during visiting hours for Trooper Tamar Bucci at Saint Anthony of Padua Church in Revere, according to her obituary. Visiting hours began at 4 p.m. and are slated to run through 7 p.m.
Officers were bused to and from the church from the staging area at Suffolk Downs track.
Video from SKY7 HD showed hundreds of troopers and officers from across New England gathered outside of the church waiting patiently to pay their respects.
A funeral service and celebration of life is scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday at the same location.
Bucci, 34, was killed late Thursday after a tanker truck struck her cruiser as she pulled over to help a motorist in a disabled vehicle on Interstate 93 north in Stoneham. She was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, where she was pronounced dead.
She is the 22nd trooper in the department’s history to die in the line of duty.
Bucci became a trooper during a graduation ceremony at Gillette Stadium in May 2020.
“Tamar was beaming with pride as she celebrated this monumental occasion surrounded by family and friends,” the obituary said. “This was the start of her greatest dream.”
The driver of the truck is cooperating with police and the investigation into the crash is ongoing.
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