MARYLAND OFFICER'S DEATH PROMPTS REVIEW OF TICKETING METHOD

Howard County police are re-thinking one method of ticketing speeders following the death of an officer who was struck by a motorist. Officer Scott Wheeler died Monday from injuries he suffered on Saturday. Wheeler had been stepping into the road along Route 32 to flag down speeding motorists when he was struck.

Mike Schuh reports investigators believe the Columbia woman who hit him did not see Wheeler in the roadway. No charges have been filed, but the investigation is continuing. Maryland State Police use a similar "stepping-out" technique for traffic enforcement, but some departments have stopped using it -- instead relying on officers in patrol cars.

Funeral arrangements have been set. The viewing will be held Thursday, June 21 at Gary L. Kaufman Funeral Home in the 7200 block of Washington Blvd. in Elkridge. The funeral will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Grace Community Church in Fulton. He will buried in at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens in Timonium.