SCHUYKILL COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) \u2014 Numerous law enforcement and emergency responders led fallen Trooper Michael Pahira in a dignified transfer just hours after he was fatally struck on I-81.<\/p>\n
READ MORE | Pennsylvania State Police Trooper killed during traffic stop on I-81<\/a><\/p>\n Video taken by Fire Alerts of Schuylkill County shows the procession making its way down the highway around 2 p.m.:<\/p>\n Pahira, who had been a trooper with the department for over 20 years, was standing along the shoulder of I-81 inspecting a tractor-trailer before he was hit and killed by another tractor-trailer that was traveling with “a high rate of speed and a lot of force,” state police said.<\/p>\n “The man died a hero,” Pennsylvania State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens said. “He was an outstanding trooper.”<\/p>\n Many leaders across the Commonwealth have also mourned <\/a>the fallen trooper, including Rep. Tim Twardzik, who serves the Schuylkill County area.<\/p>\n This heartbreaking tragedy is a solemn reminder of the risks our law enforcement officers face each day as they work to protect the traveling public.<\/p>\n Gov. Josh Shapiro has since ordered Pennsylvania flags to fly at half-staff to honor Pahira.<\/p>\n Comment with Bubbles<\/p>\n BE THE FIRST TO COMMENT<\/p>\n