State Police Say Goodbye to One of Their Own

By WKBW Directors

July 9, 2010 Updated Jan 26, 2010 at 12:47 PM EST

BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) -- Police from all over the state came to honor the first female State Trooper to be killed in the line of duty.

Trooper Jill Mattice was laid to rest in a service just before Noon Tuesday at Eastern Hills Wesleyan Church in Clarence.

Mattice was killed in Ostego County last week when her cruiser collided with another vehicle.

Eyewitness News will have the latest starting at 5 p.m.

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