The off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer who died over the weekend during a crash in Santa Clarita was identified on Monday as Officer Bailey Magana.

He was involved in a crash near Cinema Drive and Bouquet Canyon Road at around 2:15 a.m. on Saturday, during which he crashed into a utility pole, according to a news release from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

The crash caused Magana's Tesla to burst into flames, deputies said.

When firefighters extinguished the flames, they found Magana dead inside of the car, the release said.

LAPD officials identified Magana on Monday afternoon.

Officer Bailey Magana, the LAPD officer who was killed in a crash in Santa Clarita on Saturday, November 8, 2025. Los Angeles Police Department

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