KNIGHTDALE, N.C. (WTVD) -- The Raleigh Police Department (RPD) is mourning the loss of a retired officer who was killed in a crash Friday night.
According to the Knightdale Police Department, officers responded to calls about a pedestrian fatality on I-540 near the overpass at Lynnwood Road around 9:45 p.m. When officers arrived, they found a 55-year-old man who had been hit by a vehicle after exiting his van to re-hitch a trailer he was towing.
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Saturday RPD confirmed that retired Raleigh police officer Sergeant Kenneth Hopkins was killed in the crash Friday night. The department released a statement saying in part:
"The RPD is grieving the unexpected loss of a community servant who honorably served in the Marine Corps and then for 22 years with the RPD. He returned to community service as a Youth Mentor with RPD. As we grieve, the family is in our thoughts and prayers as we all heal and support each other in the coming days."
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Knightdale police has not released any more information about this incident.