"The driver crashed into a light pole and the vehicle was engulfed in flames when fire crews arrived. An off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer was killed in a car crash early Saturday morning, authorities said. He was the only person involved in the crash. The Los Angeles County Fire Department received a call about a vehicle fire at 2:15 a.m. and arrived at the site of the crash - Cinema Drive and Bouquet Canyon Road in Santa Clarita - at 2:22 a.m., a Fire Department spokesperson said."
"While the L.A. County Sheriff's Department was investigating the crash site early Saturday morning, a motorist drove through the crime scene and was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to a department spokesperson. The timing of that arrest or any additional details about the driver were not immediately available. A spokesperson for the LAPD confirmed the victim was an off-duty officer. His name was not immediately released."
A single-vehicle crash in Santa Clarita early Saturday left an off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer dead. Fire crews received a call about a vehicle fire at 2:15 a.m. and arrived at the intersection of Cinema Drive and Bouquet Canyon Road at 2:22 a.m. The driver crashed into a light pole and the vehicle was engulfed in flames. Firefighters did not request an ambulance, and the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. While deputies investigated, a motorist drove through the crime scene and was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. The cause of the crash remains unknown and the victim’s name was not released.
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