Procession held for fallen TFC Aaron Pelletier

A somber procession took place Friday afternoon to escort fallen Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier to a funeral home in Southington.

The Connecticut State Police Traffic Services Unit led the escort from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Farmington.

TFC Pelletier was conducting a traffic stop on I-84 East near Exit 31 in Southington Thursday afternoon and was out of his cruiser when a pickup truck veered into the shoulder, hitting Pelletier, according to state police. He died at the scene.

The driver sped away from the scene and was taken into custody a short time later after his pickup became disabled near Exit 39A, according to state police. They later identfied the driver as 44-year-old Alex Oyola-Sanchez, of Hartford.

The procession ended at Della Vecchia Funeral Home on N. Main Street.