First Sergeant J.S. Hackett/Patrolman J.A. Parker Bridge Dedication Ceremony in Rockingham County

First Sergeant J.S. Hackett/Patrolman J.A. Parker Bridge Dedication Ceremony in Rockingham County.

A ceremony will be held renaming the McCoy Road Bridge over Lake Reidsville in honor of two law enforcement officers who died in a helicopter crash site near the location in 1974.

Comments will be made starting promptly at 3 p.m. Secretary of Transportation Nick Tennyson, Reidsville Mayor Pro Tem Harry Brown and others will speak. First Sergeant J.S. Hackett and Patrolman J.A. Parker died on June 19, 1974 when the helicopter in which they were flying while surveying crashed near McCoy Road. For more media questions contact Division 7 & 9 Communications Officer Miracle King at (336) 487-0157 or miracleking@ncdot.gov.