Driver Charged After Boxes Fell on Highway, Causing Fatal Police Crash [Video]

A Compton resident has been charged in the death of a police officer after allegedly causing a fatal crash. 

On Tuesday, Oct. 8, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced charges against Raymond Eugene Sanders in connection with the Oct. 4, 2023 death of Manhattan Beach Police Officer Chad Swanson.

Sanders, 68, is charged with one count of vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence, a misdemeanor, per a press release from the district attorney’s office.

Swanson had been riding his patrol motorcycle to work at the time of his death, both the press release and an obituary by the City of Manhattan Beach confirmed.

The father of three was killed on the 405 Highway at Del Amo Avenue after an accident involving Sanders’ vehicle at approximately 5:15 a.m. Swanson was transported to Harbor Medical Center where he died from his injuries. 

“Sanders is accused of improperly securing boxes of …