DOWNEY — A California Highway Patrol officer was remembered Wednesday as “an incredible man with a big smile” and someone who made others feel valued during a funeral service following his death earlier this month when he suffered a medical emergency and crashed his patrol vehicle in Culver City.
Officer Miguel Cano, 34, was driving the cruiser around 12:30 a.m. July 2 near Bristol Parkway and Green Valley Circle when the vehicle crashed. According to the CHP, Cano and his partner had arrested a DUI suspect who was also allegedly had “a large quantity” of cocaine.
Cano told his partner he was feeling ill, and moments later, their cruiser veered off the road and struck a tree. He was given the overdose- reversal drug Narcan as a precaution, authorities said…