Assemblyman Jim Patterson requested the state to name a section of Highway 180 after Officer Vang.
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The state approved the request and now the section at Temperance Avenue is known as the Officer Phia Vang Memorial Interchange.
Family, friends, and community leaders gathered at Temperance-Kutner Elementary to share stories about Officer Vang.
They say he was a leader in the Hmong community and someone fellow officers could look up to.
"He was a trailblazer for our community and he was a very influential person in our community and also a leader," said Fresno police Officer Kham Xiong.
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Vang was killed in a car accident back in February of 2019 while he was on his way home from work.
He served 26 years with the Fresno Police Department.