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Calif. officer dies from injuries after motorcycle crash

Officer Toshio Hirai had served the Gardena PD for 12 years

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Pictured is Officer Toshio Hirai.

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Duty Death: Toshio Hirai - [Gardena]

End of Service: 15/11/2018

By Police1 Staff

GARDENA, Calif. — A Gardena police officer died Thursday of injuries received in a motorcycle crash the day before, ODMP reported.

Offer Toshio Hirai, 34, was headed to work when his motorcycle was struck by a car.

Hirai was a 12-year veteran of the department, where he served on the SWAT team as well as on the traffic investigation unit.

“We are deeply heartbroken today,” the Gardena Police wrote in a Facebook post.

He is survived by his wife and two-year-old son.

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