An off-duty Los Angeles Police Division officer was killed in a automotive crash early Saturday morning, authorities mentioned. He was the one individual concerned within the crash.
The Los Angeles County Fireplace Division obtained a name a few car fireplace at 2:15 a.m. and arrived on the website of the crash — Cinema Drive and Bouquet Canyon Highway in Santa Clarita — at 2:22 a.m., a Fireplace Division spokesperson mentioned.
A watch deputy on the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station mentioned the driving force crashed into a lightweight pole and the car was engulfed in flames when the hearth division arrived. The reason for the crash is unknown.
Firefighters didn’t request an ambulance, and the driving force was pronounced useless on the scene.
Whereas the L.A. County Sheriff’s Division was investigating the crash website early Saturday morning, a motorist drove by means of the crime scene and was arrested on suspicion of driving underneath the affect, in line with a division spokesperson.
The timing of that arrest or any further particulars concerning the driver weren’t instantly accessible.
A spokesperson for the LAPD confirmed the sufferer was an off-duty officer. His identify was not instantly launched.
