MOUNT AIRY, N.C. — Fallen State Trooper Samuel Bullard was honored at Mount Airy's Fourth of July Parade and Celebration. His sister and other family members served as Honorary Grand Marshals at the parade.
Bullard died during a high-speed chase last year.
He crashed after a driver took off from a traffic stop on I-77 in Elkin.
Mount Airy Fourth of July Parade Honors Trooper Bullard
In May, his name was engraved at the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Bullard was from Wilkes County, and was a three-year veteran with the Highway Patrol.
Three people pleaded guilty in connection to his death.