A Manhattan Beach police officer who survived the 2017 Las Vegas music festival mass shooting died Wednesday, Oct. 4, when a car collided with his police motorcycle, throwing him to the ground, officials said.
Officer Chad Swanson, 35, was likely still headed in to work when the driver of one car apparently hit another on the northbound 405 Freeway on the edge of Carson near Del Amo Boulevard at around 5:15 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. The second driver appeared to lose control and careened into Swanson.
Manhattan Beach police Lt. Kelly Benjamin said Swanson was married with three sons.
