The services for fallen Shelton police Sgt. Orville Smith have been announced.
Viewing hours will be Monday, July 12 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the auditorium at Shelton High School, 120 Meadow St.
A funeral service will be held Tuesday, July 13 starting at 11 a.m. at Shelton High School.
In addition, Shelton police Chief Joel Hurliman said Thursday a memorial fund has been established by Smith’s family to honor the police officer’s memory.
Money deposited into the “Sgt. Smith Memorial Special Account” will be used to purchase police equipment for the department, as per the family’s request.
Checks to support the fund should be made out to the “Sgt. Smith Memorial Special Account.”
Checks can be mailed to the Shelton Police Department, 85 Wheeler St., Shelton, CT 06484.
Smith, a 39-year-veteran of the Shelton Police Department, was struck by a car Saturday while working a private duty job. The driver of the car was charged with driving under the influence.
The state’s medical examiner’s office said Thursday listed Smith’s cause of death as multiple blunt traumatic injury.
