Final Goodbye to Officer Lee Said Through Social Media

The Los Angeles Police Department, a city and law and fire officials everywhere buried one of their own, Officer Nicholas Choung Lee, who was killed last week when his patrol car was struck by a dump truck in Beverly Hills.

Following the nearly 90-minute service -- which was led by Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez -- the casket was escorted from the cathedral for a procession to Forest Lawn Memorial Park, 1712 S. Glendale Ave., Glendale for interment.

At the gravesite service, which included a helicopter flyover, Beck presented flags to Lee's mother and his wife.

Lee was the 205th LAPD officer to die in the line of duty, according the Los Angeles Police Protective League, the union representing LAPD officers. The last was SWAT Officer Randy Simmons in 2008, according to Officer Nuria Vanegas of the LAPD's Media Relations Section.

Two LAPD officers died in Iraq in 2010 while serving in the U.S. military, she said.

A memorial fund has been set up for Lee's family. Donations can be made to Los Angeles Police Federal Credit Union/Attention: Nicholas Lee/Blue Ribbon Fund, P.O. Box 10188, Van Nuys, CA, 91410.

--City News Service