Crime & Safety
Memorial Dedicated for Fallen Mansfield Cop
Walter Langley was killed by a drunk driver in 1983.
A memorial for fallen Mansfield Police Officer Walter P. Langley was dedicated Sunday.
Langley was killed on Oct. 2, 1983 when a drunk driver hit him while he was checking on a disabled vehicle at the Copeland Driver underpass.
State Rep. F. Jay Barrows, R-Mansfield, sponsored a bill renaming the underpass the "Patrolman Walter P. Langley Memorial Underpass."
Officials dedicated the memorial during a ceremony Sunday. A sign was unveiled by his granddaughters.
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