WASHINGTON – A large crowd is expected Sunday at Marriotts Ridge High School in Howard County for a funeral for beloved paramedic Erik Steciak. Steciak, 29, was killed while responding to a car accident off Patterson Mill Road in  Bel Air Jan 6. He was a volunteer captain at the West Friendship Volunteer Fire Department, and a paid paramedic at the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Department. Separate viewings were held Saturday at station houses for both companies.

A community-wide outpouring is expected Sunday, with some related road closures along Routes 32, 99 and 144 expected. The service is at 1 p.m.   The event will be broadcast live online.

#eriksteciak #LODD #the3s pic.twitter.com/hoFxUqVW4B — West Friendship VFD (@3HoseAndHatchet) January 17, 2015

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