PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A Providence police officer who was killed in an accident in the line of duty last year was among those honored at a ceremony in the nation's capital.
MAXWELL DORLEY
Police Sgt. Maxwell Dorley was honored at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Wednesday in the National Peace Officers Memorial Service. The event is held every year to honor fallen officers. In all, 143 officers across the country were memorialized.
Mayor Angel Taveras, Police Chief Col. Hugh Clements, the head of the Providence police union and a contingent of officers attended.
Dorley was killed in April 2012 when his patrol car hit a utility pole while he was responding to a call for assistance.
A wreath-laying ceremony at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial followed the service.
From the archives:
This video was published April 23, 2012. Watch more video remembering Sgt. Dorley