Randallstown is Site of Trooper's Memorial Service, Funeral This Week

The viewing and funeral for Trooper First Class Shaft S. Hunter, 39, who died Saturday in a traffic collision, will be held May 26 in Randallstown, according to Maryland State Police.

Hunter, an 11-year veteran of the state police, is a resident of Reisterstown and came to Maryland from Connecticut, said Denise Masimore, State Police spokeswoman.

Hunter's viewing will be held from 4-8 p.m. May 26 at Vaughn C. Greene Funeral Home, 8728 Liberty Road, Randallstown; and his funeral will be held at 11 a.m. May 27 at New Antioch Baptist Church of Randallstown, 5609 Old Court Road, a release states.

Burial will be at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens immediately following the funeral service.

Police say Hunter died in a traffic collision while on patrol on I-95 in Howard County, where he worked at the Waterloo Barrack.

The crash occurred at about 2:40 a.m. Saturday, according to a news release Saturday that identifies Hunter as the deceased trooper.

"A preliminary investigation indicates TFC Hunter was southbound on I-95 when he struck a tractor trailer that was parked on the shoulder of the interstate, just before the entrance ramp to the rest area," the release states.

"A witness told investigators he was passed by a motorcycle that was traveling at a high rate of speed just before being passed by a marked state police car. Moments later, the witness said, the patrol car struck the rear of the tractor trailer."

Next year, Hunter's name will be placed on the State Police memorial in Pikesville, she said.

The annual Maryland State Police Fallen Heroes Ceremony is held in Pikesville during National Police Week. This year's ceremony was held May 17, four days before Hunter died.

Hunter is "the 43rd state trooper to make the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of the people of Maryland," according to a police news release.

He is the father of six children, ages 4-19.

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