A procession took place Monday night for a Pennsylvania police officer who was killed in a car crash last week.

The procession for Central Berks Regional Police Officer Kristen Yeager departed Reading Hospital in West Reading, Pennsylvania, at 8 p.m.

It then traveled down Penn Avenue to Route 422 East, exited at Mount Penn, traveled north on East Neversink Road, headed west on Perkiomen Avenue, continued on Howard Boulevard to 22nd Street, headed back onto Perkiomen Avenue and finally ended at the Lutz Funeral Home on 2100 Perkiomen Avenue in Mount Penn around 8:30 p.m.

Several fire departments and emergency service agencies were positioned along the route while all residents and businesses along Route 422 and Perkiomen Avenue had on blue lights, displayed blue ribbons and wore blue clothing in honor of Officer Yeager.

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Central Berks Regional Police Officer Kristen Yeager

Late Friday night, Officer Yeager, 42, was responding to a call when her police cruiser crashed near Manatawny Road and West Philadelphia Avenue in Earl Township, Berks County, officials said.

Yeager drove down the roadway with her sirens and emergency lights on, veered off the road into the grass area and then into a ditch, where she hit a tree and was ejected from the police car, according to Pennsylvania State Police.

Life-saving measures on Yeager were attempted at the scene and she was taken to the hospital, but she succumbed to her injuries, police said.

“The department was founded in 1993 and we’ve never had a line-of-duty death before. It’s new to all of us. There is no blueprint. And we are just trying to move forward and put one foot in front of the next,” Mount Penn Mayor Ryan Maurer said.

A prayer service for Officer Yeager was held Sunday outside the Central Berks Regional Police headquarters.

“Just to honor the life of Officer Kristen Yeager. Just to bring some strength and peace to the officers and the community,” Mackenzie Adame of Mount Penn said.

Yeager was married and the mother of three children, according to the department. She served with Central Berks Regional Police for two and a half years and is being remembered as a dedicated officer and compassionate person.

“She was amazing. Besides being a mom of three, she always took care of the people she served,” said Rick Lombardo, the assistant chief of the Mount Penn Fire Company. “Really good with them. Always went out of her way.”

According to Lombardo, Yeager was also from a family of people who served the community.

“Her dad, who unfortunately just passed away almost two months ago, his whole life he was in the fire service. He was a fire chief at our neighboring department,” Lombardo said.

The Central Berks Police Department also released their own statement as well, saying that Yeager will always be in their thoughts.

“We ask that you keep Officer Yeager’s family, friends, and our entire law enforcement family in your thoughts and prayers during this incredibly difficult time. Rest easy, Officer Yeager. Your watch has ended, but your legacy of service and sacrifice will live on forever. We got it from here,” the Central Berks Police Department wrote.

The department also set up a memorial in their parking lot for anyone wishing to pay their respects to Yeager.