The funeral procession for Brentwood Police Officer Destin Legieza will travel through Brentwood, Maryland Farms and down Franklin Road beginning around 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 24.    Please note this is not a public procession.  There will be dozens of law enforcement vehicles involved in the procession. 

The entire procession and funeral will be available to be viewed live tomorrow from the following locations:

www.brentwoodtn.gov – the main webpage, click on the link

Brentwood Police Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BrentwoodTNPolice/

News 2 Television – 11am- until conclusion

Funeral Procession

Please note this is  NOT a public procession, but only for POLICE AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES ONLY. 

Ctizens are encouraged to line the streets and pay respect to Officer Legieza and his family.  The procession will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday will start from Williamson Memorial Funeral Home, 3009 Columbia Avenue in Franklin and head north on Columbia Avenue to the Franklin Police Dept.  The procession will then go through downtown Franklin to the square and right onto 3^rd Ave. South, which turns into Hwy 96 to Interstate 65 North.  In approximately twenty to thirty minutes, the procession will take the Old Hickory Blvd. west exit, to Granny White Pike and head east onto Maryland Way to pass by Brentwood City Hall located at 5211 Maryland Way.  From Brentwood, the procession will head south on Franklin Road to ClearView Baptist Church.  

 PROCESSION MAP

Traffic

Please keep in mind that traffic will be congested around the processional route tomorrow. Police will temporarily close intersections as the procession moves through.  Plan to take alternate routes if needed between 11am-1pm.

How you can support the family

Citizens are also encouraged to share memories of Officer Legieza, such as how he helped someone in our community. A special email account has been created to receive those messages, OfficerLegiezaRemembered@Brentwoodtn.gov   The messages will be printed and presented in a binder to Officer Legieza’s family. 

Anyone wishing to make a monetary donation to his family, including his wife Heather, can do so at any First Horizon Bank branch.

There is also a GoFundMe account set up by Franklin Police which will also go to the family.   News 2 will also be at Otter Creek Church on Franklin Road in Brentwood on Thursday, June 25 collecting donations from 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. to go into the First Horizon Bank fund.