KALAMAZOO, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Family, friends, and officials unveiled the Sergeant Ryan J. Proxmire Memorial Highway on Friday in dedication to the late sergeant who died in the line of duty.

The memorial highway starts at W. U Avenue just north of Schoolcraft. It stretches past the U.S. 131 interchange with I-94.

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Ryan Proxmire was killed Aug. 14, 2021, during a high-speed chase.

Ryan Proxmire was shot in the head while chasing the driver south of Galesburg. He died at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo the next day.