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Final respects to NYS Trooper Dobson

State Troopers line up in honor guard
WBFO News photo by Michael Mroziak
State Troopers line up in honor guard

By Eileen Buckley & Michael Mroziak

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wbfo/local-wbfo-961006.mp3

Williamsville, NY – Funeral services were held in Williamsville Friday for New York State Trooper Kevin Dobson. He was killed last Saturday on the Youngmann Highway while issuing a ticket in Tonawanda.

Hundreds of State Troopers and law enforcement from across the U.S. and Canada attended. It was a dramatic scene as troopers quietly file into the Eastern Hills Weslyan Church in Williamsville for the serivce.

Governor Andrew Cuomo also attending the funeral. WBFO'S Michael Mroziak covered the service.

You can click the above audio to hear his report on excerpts from the funeral service.