ANAHEIM, Calif. (CNS) — A memorial service for Huntington Beach Police Officer Nicholas Vella, who died in a Newport Beach helicopter crash last month, will be held Tuesday.
Though the 10 a.m. service will not be open to the public, the city of Huntington Beach has set up a livestream for the public to view on YouTube. The service will be held at the Honda Center on E. Katella Ave., in Anaheim, Calif.
Vella, 44, was killed in a police helicopter crash on Feb. 19, just off the shoreline in Newport Beach, Calif. Another officer was pulled from the wreckage and has since been released from a hospital.
Ahead of the memorial service, the public is invited to attend a procession for Vella that will go through the City of Huntington Beach.
"The procession will begin at the Huntington Beach Police Department on Tuesday, March 8 at 7:00 a.m., and travel along various City streets," the police department shared on Facebook.
The procession will travel along the following streets:
- Goldenwest Street, between Yorktown Avenue and Pacific Coast Highway
- Pacific Coast Highway, between Goldenwest Street and Magnolia Avenue
- Magnolia Avenue, between Pacific Coast Highway and Talbert Avenue
- Talbert Avenue, between Magnolia Avenue and Brookhurst Street
Vella was an 18-year law enforcement veteran with 14 years on the force in Huntington Beach. Prior to joining Huntington Beach's department he worked in Laguna Beach.
Vella is survived by his wife and teenage daughter.
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