Chattanooga police, community salute hearse carrying fallen officer to his hometown of Cincinnati [photos, video]

Staff Photo by Robin Rudd
Chattanooga Police Department officers escort the body of Officer Nicholas Galinger, on the first leg of the journey, from Heritage Funeral Home on East Brainerd to where he will be buried in Cincinnati, Ohio. Other CPD officers were joined by police from other agencies as they lined the road to honor Galinger on February 27, 2019. — Staff Photo by Robin Rudd Chattanooga Police Department officers escort the body of Officer Nicholas Galinger, on the first leg of the journey, from Heritage Funeral Home on East Brainerd to where he will be buried in Cincinnati, Ohio. Other CPD officers were joined by police from other agencies as they lined the road to honor Galinger on February 27, 2019. Staff Photo by Robin Rudd Chattanooga Police Department officers escort the body of Officer Nicholas Galinger, on the first leg of the journey, from Heritage Funeral Home on East Brainerd to where he will be buried in Cincinnati, Ohio. Other CPD officers were joined by police from other agencies as they lined the road to honor Galinger on February 27, 2019.

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Live: Chattanooga police escort fallen officer.
Posted by Chattanooga Times Free Press on Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Chattanooga police on Wednesday embarked on a trip to return fallen Officer Nicholas Galinger to his hometown of Cincinnati, where he will be buried Friday.

Galinger, 38, died after being struck by a car on Hamill Road in Hixson while inspecting a manhole cover after recent heavy rains.

More than a hundred police officers lined sidewalks on both sides of East Brainerd Road to Interstate 75 North.