Funeral held for Dallas PD Officer Mitchell Penton who was killed by drunken driver
By FOX 4 Staff
Dallas officer remembered as dedicated servant
Family and friends said goodbye to a Dallas police officer who was killed in a suspected drunken driving crash. Officer Mitchell Penton was remembered as a selfless servant.
DALLAS - A Dallas police officer was remembered Monday morning following his death in the line of duty.
Family and friends gathered at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano to pay their respects to Officer Mitchell Penton.
The 27-year-old officer was killed last week while working at the scene of an accident on Highway 75 near Walnut Hill Lane.
Candlelight vigil held to honor Dallas PD officer killed by drunk driver
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DALLAS - A candlelight vigil was held at the Dallas Police Northeast Patrol Station Friday night in honor of an officer who died in the line of duty last weekend.
Officer Mitchell Penton was working a crash at 75 and Walnut Hill Lane, when a suspected drunken driver struck his police vehicle, which then hit Penton and killed him.
Penton’s loved ones and colleagues came together Friday and lit candles in his honor.
Officer Penton had served with the Dallas Police Department for two years.