Crime & Safety

Officer Lorenzo to be Buried at Resurrection Cemetery

Bensalem police issued a traffic advisory for area of Street and Hulmeville roads.

 

The burial of Philadelphia Police Officer Brian Lorenzo will take place on Friday, July 13 at , 5201 Hulmeville Road, immediately following the noon Mass, at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia. 

Lorenzo was killed in a traffic accident on I-95 early Sunday morning. He was travelling on his police motorcycle southbound near Cottman Avenue when an allegedly drunk driver struck him head on going the wrong way. The driver was John Leck Jr., 48, of Levittow.

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For the interment, will close traffic on Street Road from I-95 to Hulmeville Road and on Hulmeville Road from Street Road to Gibson Road. 

All of the roads will remain completely closed until the procession departs Resurrection Cemetery at the conclusion of the service. 

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Residents should plan around closure of these roadways and be prepared for detours from approximately 1-5 p.m.

These roadways will be completely closed during the procession and will remain closed until the procession departs.


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