PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — A memorial service was held Monday for a Florida Highway Patrol trooper killed in the line of duty earlier this month.
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Mourners filled Christ Fellowship Church in Port St. Lucie to pay tribute to FHP Trooper Zachary Fink.
FHP said Fink was following a suspect who was recklessly driving on Interstate 95 in Saint Lucie County on Feb. 2.
Both were on the wrong side of the interstate when a tractor-trailer slammed into Fink’s vehicle.
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Fink and the driver of the tractor-trailer died in the crash.
The suspect, Michael Addison, was arrested on nearly a dozen charges.
Fink was given full line-of-duty honors during Monday’s service.
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There was no graveside service or viewing.
But Fink’s relatives received a private law enforcement escort for to their homes.
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