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A Southern California motorcycle officer was killed and another was injured Thursday after they crashed while escorting a police funeral procession.
Officer Andrew Garton, 44, of the Hawthorne Police Department died after a collision with Sgt. Rex Fowler of the El Segundo Police Department. Garton was thrown into oncoming traffic and struck a sedan head-on, Torrance police Sgt. Jeremiah Hart said.
Emergency crews work on an El Segundo police officer injured in a traffic accident which included another motorcycle officer from the Hawthorne Police Department on Hawthorne Boulevard, Thursday, May 26, 2011 in Torrance, Calif. Two Southern California motorcycle officers have been critically injured in a collision that occurred during a police funeral. (AP Photo/The Daily Breeze, Sean Hiller)
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An undated photo provided by the Hawthorne Police Department shows officer Andrew Garton. Garton, 44, died after a collision with Sgt. Rex Fowler of the El Segundo Police Department, Thursday, May 26, 2011. Garton was thrown into oncoming traffic and struck a sedan head-on, police said. (AP Photo/Hawthorne (Calif.) Police Department)
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Hawthorne Police chief Robert Fager walks away from the podium after reading a brief statement as a portrait of officer Andrew Garton sits in the background, Thursday, May 26, 2011, in Hawthorne, Calif. Garton, 44, died after a collision with Sgt. Rex Fowler of the El Segundo Police Department. Garton was thrown into oncoming traffic and struck a sedan head-on, police said. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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California Highway Patrol investigators take measurements in a traffic accident that involved two motorcycle officers during a police funeral Thursday, May 26, 2011 in Torrance, Calif. The two officers, one from the El Segundo Police Department and the other with the city of Hawthorne, were helping escort the procession.They have been critically injured. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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This image provided by the El Segundo Police Department shows Sgt Rex Fowler, an motorcycle officer who was critically injured Thursday May 26, 2011 when he collided with another motorcycle offer during a funeral procession. (AP Photo/El Segundo Police Department)
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