TORRANCE, Calif.—A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) detective suffered an apparent medical emergency while driving and died, crashing his vehicle in the Torrance area, authorities said Jan. 16.
The crash occurred about 10 p.m. Sunday on West Carson Street at Vermont Avenue, according to the sheriff’s department.
“It is with our most profound sorrow that we announce the sudden loss of a family member, Steven J. Lim, a Special Victim Bureau detective and 26- year veteran of LASD,” Sheriff Robert Luna said in a statement.
“He was involved in a fatal traffic collision … while driving home from his work assignment,” Luna said….