TORRANCE, Calif. – A Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department deputy has died from an apparent medical emergency while driving in unincorporated Torrance, authorities said Monday.
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. He was involved in a fatal traffic collision earlier today while driving home from his work assignment. He was an exemplary detective who handled the most severe child abuse cases.
Detective Lim leaves behind his wife and five children, as well as his parents and sister. We at @LASDHQ will always be there for his family.
Sheriff Robert Luna
The death was reported at about 10 p.m. Sunday on West Carson Street at Vermont Avenue, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.
The deputy was eastbound on West Carson Street when a single-vehicle collision occurred, with no other vehicles or people involved, officials said.
He was taken by paramedics to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, officials said.
City News Service contributed to this report.
