NORWELL, MASS. (WHDH) - First responders gathered to pay tribute to a Randolph Police Officer who was killed in a rollover crash in Hingham over the weekend.
Police honored officer Michael Beal as his body was moved from the medical examiner’s office to a local funeral home on Monday.
Beal, of Norwell, was off-duty when he was killed in a two-car crash early Saturday morning on Route 3.
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The driver of the other vehicle was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
In a statement, the police chief wrote:
“Officer Beal was a 35-year veteran of our department. He was an amazing person and friend to all within this department. This amazing family man leaves behind a wife and eight children. Please keep his family, friends, and members of the Randolph Police Department in your thoughts and prayers.”
Beal’s colleague has set up a GoFundMe to help Beal’s family with funeral and other expenses.
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