A California Highway Patrol officer died Wednesday after apparently suffering a medical emergency and crashing his patrol SUV into a tree in Culver City as he and his partner were taking a DUI and drug-possession suspect to jail.

The crash was reported just after 12:30 a.m. at Bristol Parkway near Green Valley Circle.

The officers had arrested the suspect, allegedly in possession of cocaine, when Officer Miguel Cano, 34, who lived in Moreno Valley, told his partner he did not feel well, CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee said.

The other officer told him he did not look well and moments later the cruiser went off the road, Duryee said.

Cano was taken to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center by Culver City Fire Department paramedics but did not survive.

The second officer sustained a minor injury and was treated at the scene.

Officers gathered at the hospital and eventually led a procession to transport the officer’s body to the medical examiner’s office.

“We are devastated by the loss of Officer Cano, who gave his life while serving the people of California,” Duryee said. “His dedication, courage and commitment to public safety will never be forgotten. We stand with his family and our CHP family during this incredibly difficult time.”

The suspect was taken to Cedars Sinai-Marina del Rey; that person’s condition was unclear.

Duryee said that because the suspect had been in possession of drugs, Cano was administered the overdose remedy Narcan as a precaution.

The crash occurred just a couple of blocks from the CHP’s West Los Angeles office, where the suspect was being taken.

Cano was married but had no children. He joined the CHP in 2023.