‘Cruiser after cruiser;’ Eaton woman touched by magnitude of procession for fallen deputy
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By WHIO Staff
PREBLE COUNTY — Law enforcement agencies across the Miami Valley and Ohio gathered in Richmond, Indiana Saturday to say goodbye to Preble County Sheriff’s Deputy Joshua Hamilton.
News Center 7′s Kayla McDermott watched as the procession for Hamilton left the church in Richmond and made its way to a Preble County cemetery.
Hamilton died in a head-on collision that also took the life of Michael Gayhart II Monday, Dec. 18.
Funeral services for Hamilton were held Saturday morning at Pentecostal Tabernacle at 480 W. Eaton Pike in Richmond, and around 11 a.m., the procession began to take him to his final resting place.
News Center 7′s Mike Campbell spoke with Preble County Sheriff Michael Simpson about how his department is working to heal from this loss.
Ricketts was aware of the deadly crash, but when she saw the photos from the scene, she couldn’t believe it.
“It was awful. It was just it was like carnage,” Ricketts said.
News Center 7′s Kayla McDermott showed Ricketts more photos and videos of the procession, and she was touched that so many different law enforcement agencies gathered to honor Hamilton.