Image: RCMP / There will be a formal procession this afternoon in Abbotsford to recognize Constable Rick O'Brien, who tragically died in the line of duty last Friday in Coquitlam. Provincial Mounties say motorists traveling through the Fraser Valley along Highway 1 this afternoon should expect minor traffic delays as an RCMP procession will be traveling through the area to escort Cst. Rick O’Brien from the Abbotsford Hospital to a nearby funeral home, beginning at 1 p.m. Tuesday (Sept. 26).

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Procession for Constable Rick O'Brien

Procession for RCMP Constable Rick O’Brien Tuesday in Abbotsford

Sep 26, 2023 | 12:16 PM

ABBOTSFORD — There will be a formal procession this afternoon in Abbotsford to recognize Constable Rick O’Brien, who tragically died in the line of duty last Friday in Coquitlam.

In a news release from the BC RCMP Tuesday morning, provincial Mounties say motorists traveling through the Fraser Valley along Highway 1 this afternoon should expect minor traffic delays as an RCMP procession will be traveling through the area to escort Cst. Rick O’Brien from Abbotsford Regional Hospital to a nearby funeral home, beginning at 1 p.m. Tuesday (Sept. 26).

Policing was a second career for O’Brien, who worked with at-risk youth before joining the RCMP in 2016. He was assigned to the Ridge Meadows RCMP in the Lower Mainland.

Members of the media and the public can view the procession from a number of overpasses along Highway 1 including:

Procession for RCMP Constable Rick O’Brien Tuesday in Abbotsford

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