Funeral services being held Thursday for fallen Osage Beach police officer
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Watch a replay of the visitation.
LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ)
A visitation and funeral service will be held Thursday in honor of an Osage Beach police officer killed in the line of duty.
Officer Phylicia Carson died during a chase on Saturday. She was in a pursuit in Camden County when her patrol car began to skid, veered off the road, hit a tree and caught fire, according to a crash report.
A news release from the Osage Beach Police Department said a public visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lodge of the Four Seasons in Lake Ozark.
A funeral service will follow at the same location at 1 p.m. The funeral will be streamed live on abc17news.com.
A procession will follow the funeral. The release said the public is encouraged to line the roads to pay their respects.
The Missouri Law Enforcement Funeral Assistance Team said the procession route is as follows:
- Horseshoe Bend/HH to Highway 54 West
- Highway 54 West to Route Y
- Route Y to Midway
- Midway to Route A
- Route A to cemetery
Camden County Emergency Management posted a video on Facebook on Thursday morning of the procession arriving at Lodge of the Four Seasons.
The office also said on Facebook it is expecting heavy traffic in the area and asks drivers to be careful while in the area. Emergency Management and CERT will provide traffic and parking assistance at the Lodge of the Four Seasons.
Gov. Mike Parson has ordered flags to be at half-staff in Camden and Miller counties and at all Missouri police stations Thursday in honor of Carson, according to a press release.
The release says Carson graduated from the University of Missouri Law Enforcement Training Institute and was commissioned as an Osage Beach police officer in 2023. She served in Camden and Miller counties.
The suspect in the pursuit, Christopher Wehmeyer, 23, of Camdenton, was charged Saturday with aggravated fleeing from a traffic stop resulting in death. He has a bond hearing Friday at the Camden County Courthouse.
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