Medical Examiner: Officer died from blunt force injuries

A roadside memorial at Mililani District Park for Hono­lulu police officer Chad Mori­moto displays a photo taken on his last day of HPD motorcycle class. The eight-year veteran was fatally injured Monday in a crash during a training exercise. The city Medical Examiner’s office said Tuesday that Morimoto died of blunt force injuries to his torso. Mori­moto is standing second from left. Edward Taba­nera, kneeling below him, calls the photo a graduation picture of the new motorcycle officers. Taba­nera and officer Kepi Viso­ria, second from right, were at the Lani­ku­hana Avenue site to pay their respects.