Memorial Procession For Fallen Davis Officer: Brief Road Closures

DAVIS, CA — Following the public memorial service Friday for fallen city of Davis police Officer Natalie Corona, a 40-mile funeral procession from Davis to Arbuckle will take place, including along Interstate 5 north.

The procession is expected to begin at about noon Friday — after the one-hour memorial service— and Davis police, in response to community members wanting to pay their respects along the procession route, provided the below information.

"Many of you have been asking about standing out in support on the Procession route," Davis PD said on its Facebook page. "Natalie loved this community. She loved on every person she came into contact with in our city and she would be honored to have you stand out and support us on our way ... Once again, we are humbled by the outpouring of support and love. We know she would be too."

From the Pavilion on the UC Davis campus, the procession will take the following route:

• Depart the Pavilion and travel north on La Rue Road.
• At Russell Boulevard, continue north on Anderson Road.
• At Covell Boulevard, turn west, and continue west on Covell Boulevard.
• At State Route 113, turn north, and continue north on State Route 113 to Woodland.
• In Woodland, northbound State Route 113 merges into northbound Interstate 5.
• Continue on northbound Interstate 5 to Arbuckle.

Roads along the procession route will be briefly closed as the procession passes, police said.

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Photo caption: The badge of Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel is shown before funeral services for Davis Police Officer Natalie Corona at the University of California, Davis, Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, in Davis, Calif. Corona was was shot and killed Jan. 10, responding to scene of a three-car crash. Police say gunman Kevin Douglas Limbaugh, 48, not involved in the crash, rode up on a bicycle and without warning, opened fire on Corona. (Photo credit: Rich Pedroncelli/Associated Press, pool)