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Kentucky State Trooper receives posthumous honor in Elizabethtown six years after his death

Trooper Cameron Ponder is being remembered by his hometown and law enforcement.

Credit: Kentucky State Police

Kentucky State Police and Elizabethtown city leaders unveil street dedicated to the late Trooper Cameron Ponder on Sept. 13, 2021.

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. — A fallen Kentucky State Trooper is being honored in Elizabethtown.

City leaders along with law enforcement unveiled Cameron Ponder Drive between East Hardin Middle School and KSP Post 4.

Trooper Ponder, a Hardin County native, was killed in the line of duty on Sept. 13, 2015.

He was shot and killed while conducting a traffic stop on I-24 in Lyon County.

The suspect in the shooting was shot and killed by police.

Credit: Kentucky State Police

A photo of the late Trooper Cameron Ponder sits as street dedication takes place in his honor.

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