Sgt. Perry Vahaly / by Justin Merriman


TOP: Members of Allegheny County SWAT carry the casket of Allegheny County police Sgt. Perry Vahaly out of Thomas Jefferson High School after funeral services on Saturday afternoon. Vahaly, a 17-year veteran of the Allegheny County Police Department, was killed when his vehicle collided with a deer  along Route 51 in Rostraver Township. MIDDLE: Clairton police Officer James Kuzak salutes as Sgt. Vahaly's flag-draped casket is brought out of Thomas Jefferson High School. BOTTOM: A police officer console a family member of Sgt. Vahaly.