The father-of-four and 'real gent' died while working back in 1998.
Father-of-four PC Dave Hopkins, aged 41, was killed in a road accident as he escorted a national cycle race through Worcestershire 25 years ago on Sunday.
Barry Horton, who chairs the federation branch said: “The thoughts of everyone at West Mercia Police Federation are with Dave’s family, friends and former colleagues.PC Hopkins was helping to clear traffic as the riders approached Malvern when he was fatally injured in a head-on collision on May 28, 1998.On the West Mercia Police Dogs Twitter account PC Hopkins was remembered as a"real gent, and is sorely missed by his family, and everyone who knew him.
About 60 officers stood on either side of the road and then followed the rest of the mourners in for the service yesterday.
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