Alabama officers who died in the line of duty honored

Birmingham, Al.
Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange honored three fallen law enforcement officers at Thursday's 12th annual Attorney General's Law Enforcement Summit held in Birmingham.

Strange presented memorial flags to the families of Tuscaloosa police officer Trevor Scott Phillips, Anniston police Officer Justin Sollohub and Jemison police Officer Donald Newman.

Phillips, 42, died after his motorcycle was struck by a vehicle in a May 21 funeral procession he was escorting. Phillips served for more than 10 years as a police officer and was a member of the Tuscaloosa Police Department Special Response Team. No charges were filed against the driver of the vehicle.

Sollohub, 27, died Aug. 25, a day after he was shot in the head while pursuing a suspect on foot. He served for two years as an Anniston police officer. A suspect in the killing has been charged with capital murder.

Newman, 30, died in a one-vehicle accident while responding during a storm to a head-on crash between two vehicles that involved small children. Newman served as a Jemison police officer for over two years and also served as a military police officer in the U.S. Air Force for six years.