http://www.policeone.com/Officer-Safety/articles/7387113-Bridge-renamed-in-honor-of-slain-Va-state-trooper/
Whenever a driver is traveling on Interstate 95 from now on, they'll be reminded of the memory of Virginia State Trooper Leo Whitt, who died 29 years ago.
"This bridge will be a lasting testament to Leo Whitt and his service," said Col. W. Steven Flaherty, superintendent of Virginia State Police. "All who travel up and down Interstate 95 will know his name and they will understand his sacrifice. He won't be just a Virginia trooper that was statistic, they will know what he stood for."
Trooper Whitt was shot and killed on the evening of April 12, 1985, during a traffic stop on I-95 north near Sussex County.
Police subsequently found and apprehended the suspect, Gregory W. Beaver Jr., 20 (at the time). He was charged with capital murder and executed by lethal injection on Dec. 3, 1996.
Retired Master Trooper C.W. "Charlie" Weaver, who had then been sent to Whitt's home the night he was murdered to tend to the family, said, "I want to say that Leo and all the other police officers of whatever uniform you wear, whatever community you serve, you are a bridge between good and evil, between light and darkness."
Whitt was survived by his wife and two children, all of whom were at the memorial service. His daughter Angela Kyle described how he would want to know where she was at all times. He was really big on punctuality and simply doing the right thing all of the time.
"That's what I really remember about him. He did the right thing and didn't take the easy way out," Kyle said.
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