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Funeral For Phoenix Police Officer Scheduled For Thursday

A funeral has been scheduled for Thursday morning to honor a Phoenix police officer killed in a violent crash authorities said was caused by someone who ran a red light.

The service for Officer Ginarro New is scheduled for 9 a.m. June 10 at Dream City Church in north Phoenix.

Late on Memorial Day, New was southbound on Cave Creek Road in a patrol SUV. His vehicle was hit in the Greenway Parkway intersection by a car authorities said ran the red light.

The force of the crash sent the police SUV through a block wall and into a parking lot.

New, 27, died at a hospital.

The driver of the other car was also killed in the accident.

Matthew Casey has won Public Media Journalists Association and Edward R. Murrow awards since he joined KJZZ as a senior field correspondent in 2015.