TONAWANDA, N.Y. (AP) — A ceremony is being held to name a Buffalo-area bridge in honor of a New York state trooper who was struck and killed by a vehicle three years ago.

The dedication ceremony for the Trooper Kevin P. Dobson Sr. Memorial Bridge is being held Thursday morning at Colvin Boulevard and Eggert Road in the town of Tonawanda, just north of Buffalo. A nearby span on Interstate 290 is being named in his honor.

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