Gallery: Funeral for police Sgt. Peggy Vassallo
Family members and police officers from across the region gather for Bellefontaine Neighbors police sergeant Peggy Vassallo at her funeral on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015 at Grace Church in Maryland Heights. Sgt. Vassallo was killed in a traffic accident on Monday.
Funeral for Bellefontaine Neighbors police sergeant Peggy Vassallo
Family members and police officers from across the region gather forf Bellefontaine Neighbors police sergeant Peggy Vassallo at her funeral on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015 at Grace Church in Maryland Heights. Sgt. Vassallo was killed in a traffic accident on Monday Photo by Huy Mach, hmach@post-dispatch.com
Funeral for Bellefontaine Neighbors police sergeant Peggy Vassallo
A member of the ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ County Police honor guard prepares for the funeral of Bellefontaine Neighbors police sergeant Peggy Vassallo on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015 at Grace Church in Maryland Heights. Sgt. Vassallo was killed in a traffic accident on Monday Photo by Huy Mach, hmach@post-dispatch.com
Funeral for Bellefontaine Neighbors police sergeant Peggy Vassallo
Police officers from across the region salute the arrival of Bellefontaine Neighbors police sergeant Peggy Vassallo at her funeral on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015 at Grace Church in Maryland Heights. Sgt. Vassallo was killed in a traffic accident on Monday Photo by Huy Mach, hmach@post-dispatch.com
Funeral for Bellefontaine Neighbors police sergeant Peggy Vassallo
Police officers salute the arrival of Bellefontaine Neighbors police sergeant Peggy Vassallo at the funeral on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015 at Grace Church in Maryland Heights. Sgt. Vassallo was killed in a traffic accident on Monday Photo by Huy Mach, hmach@post-dispatch.com
Funeral for Bellefontaine Neighbors police sergeant Peggy Vassallo
Police officers from across the region salute the arrival of Bellefontaine Neighbors police sergeant Peggy Vassallo at her funeral on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015 at Grace Church in Maryland Heights. Sgt. Vassallo was killed in a traffic accident on Monday Photo by Huy Mach, hmach@post-dispatch.com
Funeral for Bellefontaine Neighbors police sergeant Peggy Vassallo
Police officers from across the region salute the arrival of Bellefontaine Neighbors police sergeant Peggy Vassallo at her funeral on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015 at Grace Church in Maryland Heights. Sgt. Vassallo was killed in a traffic accident on Monday Photo by Huy Mach, hmach@post-dispatch.com
Funeral for Bellefontaine Neighbors police sergeant Peggy Vassallo
Family members and police officers from across the region gather forf Bellefontaine Neighbors police sergeant Peggy Vassallo at her funeral on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015 at Grace Church in Maryland Heights. Sgt. Vassallo was killed in a traffic accident on Monday Photo by Huy Mach, hmach@post-dispatch.com
Funeral for Bellefontaine Neighbors police sergeant Peggy Vassallo
Mourners attend the funeral of Bellefontaine Neighbors police sergeant Peggy Vassallo on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015 at Grace Church in Maryland Heights. Sgt. Vassallo was killed in a traffic accident on Monday Photo by Huy Mach, hmach@post-dispatch.com
Funeral for Bellefontaine Neighbors police sergeant Peggy Vassallo
Family members and police officers from across the region gather for Bellefontaine Neighbors police sergeant Peggy Vassallo at her funeral on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015 at Grace Church in Maryland Heights. Sgt. Vassallo was killed in a traffic accident on Monday Photo by Huy Mach, hmach@post-dispatch.com
Funeral for Bellefontaine Neighbors police sergeant Peggy Vassallo
Family members and police officers from across the region gather for Bellefontaine Neighbors police sergeant Peggy Vassallo at her funeral on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015 at Grace Church in Maryland Heights. Sgt. Vassallo was killed in a traffic accident on Monday Photo by Huy Mach, hmach@post-dispatch.com
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Sgt. Peggy Vassallo was involved in a collision in her own car last year and was struck while aiding the other driver.
Criminal case against woman charged in death is still pending.
Latonia Waites was originally charged with a felony count of involuntary manslaughter.
×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ County Prosecutor Wesley Bell says further investigation showed initial investigation by police and former prosecutor was inaccurate.
An examination of Latonia Waites’ cellphone reveals a flurry of activity in the minutes leading to the 2015 crash that killed Bellefontaine Neighbors Sgt. Peggy Vassallo.