Officer who died in 405 Freeway crash had been wounded in Las Vegas shooting

A motorcycle officer with the Manhattan Beach Police Department died Wednesday morning in a multi-vehicle crash on the 405 Freeway in Carson. The crash, which involved four vehicles, occurred at about 5:15 a.m. on the northbound 405 Freeway near East Del Amo Boulevard, according to the California Highway Patrol. The officer, identified as Chad Swanson, 35, was taken to a local hospital where he died. Swanson had been with the Manhattan Beach Police Department for 13 years. "He's survived by his wife, three very little boys, his mother and father, as well as many other family members," Lt. Kelly Benjamin said at a news conference. Swanson was wounded in the Route 91 Harvest country music festival mass shooting in Las Vegas in 2017, according to the Daily Breeze. KTLA's Rick Chambers reports on October 4, 2023. Details: https://ift.tt/y4x6oWB