Adrian, MI – A plan from Michigan State Representative Bronna Kahle to designate a portion of M-52 as the “Trooper Byron J. Erickson Memorial Highway” has been signed into law.
36-year-old Trooper Erickson died on July 31st, 1993 from injuries suffered about four weeks earlier in a vehicle crash near Tecumseh while in pursuit of a suspected vehicle thief.
Trooper Erickson was the 44th Michigan state trooper killed in the line of duty. He had served with the Michigan State Police for four and a half years at time of his passing, and was survived by his wife and two-year-old son.
The portion of M-52 that will be named for Trooper Erickson will stretch from Curtis Road on the north side of Adrian to M-50 on the south side of Tecumseh.
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