Services for Waltham police officer killed in hit-and-run crash begin
Services for the Waltham police officer killed in a hit-and-run crash[1] last week begin on Thursday. Paul Tracey, 58, of Waltham, was a 28-year-old veteran of the Waltham Police Department. Tracey lost his life when 54-year-old Peter Simon, of Woodsville, New Hampshire, crashed his pickup truck into a worksite on Totten Pond Road around 4 p.m.
According to an obituary, Tracey’s wake will be held on Thursday, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Church in Waltham. Dozens of members of law enforcement, family, and friends will gather on Friday, at 10 a.m. for a funeral mass at the same church. Waltham Police Chief Kevin O’Connell remembered Tracey as an “amazing” father and husband[2] who served his department and the city with “great distinction.”
The crash also claimed the life of Roderick Jackson[3], a 36-year-old National Grid worker from Cambridge. The family Jackson is planning on taking legal action[4] and an attorney for the family says Simon, who is accused of driving into a worksite was a ”habitual offender and shouldn’t be driving in the first place.” A public funeral for Roderick Jackson is planned for Saturday morning in Cambridge.
Waltham Public Schools will be closed on Friday. This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.
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