Family, friends, officers gather to remember fallen LMPD detective

Published: Oct. 27, 2017 at 10:16 PM EDT|Updated: Oct. 29, 2017 at 2:54 PM EDT
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Detective Jason Schweitzer (Source: LMPD)
Detective Jason Schweitzer (Source: LMPD)

LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Sunday marks one year since LMPD detective Jason Schweitzer was killed.

Family, friends and fellow officers gathered Friday morning to honor Schweitzer.

He was hit and killed by a drunk driver while crossing a downtown Lexington street.

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"Some days it feels like it was just yesterday," Jason's wife, Jessica Schweitzer, said. "And, sometimes I'm reminded that it has been a whole year since I've heard his voice."

Schweitzer's wife was pregnant with their son at the time of his death.

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