A section of U.S. 30 in Marshall County will officially be dedicated in the memory of Ralph “Ray” Reed, Jr. today.
Ray Reed, a prominent Plymouth and Marshall County resident, was on duty as an Indiana State Police Master Motor Carrier Inspector on Aug. 3, 1995 when he stopped to inspect a semi tractor-trailer and was struck and killed by an oncoming semi hauling cattle.
A resolution that would rename U.S. 30 from Pine Road to Oak Road to “Ralph ‘Ray’ Reed Memorial Drive” was presented to the Marshall County Commissioners and Plymouth City Council members in November and both governing bodies approved that resolution to be forwarded for consideration by the General Assembly. It was subsequently granted.
A memorial marker was placed on the north side of U.S. 30 east of Oak Road, but officials will dedicate a portion of the road in his memory today.
Republican State Representatives Jack Jordan and Randy Head, along with Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter and the family of Ralph “Ray” Reed, Jr. will be in attendance for the proceedings that begin at 1 p.m. at the INDOT Plymouth Subdistrict on Jack Greenlee Drive.
