Off-duty LAPD officer killed in solo-vehicle crash in Santa Clarita, authorities say

An off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer was killed in a solo-vehicle crash Saturday morning in Santa Clarita, authorities said.

Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel were called at 2:15 a.m. to Cinema Drive and Bouquet Canyon Road where they found the vehicle engulfed in flames, a spokesperson for the fire department said

News video from the scene showed the Tesla sedan was destroyed in the fire after slamming into a utility pole.

The male driver was pronounced dead at the scene by fire department personnel. The LAPD confirmed he was an off-duty officer. His name was not immediately released…

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