The cause of death for a 25-year-old Los Angeles Police Department officer killed in a fiery off-duty crash in the Santa Clarita area was revealed Thursday.
Blunt trauma, thermal injuries and inhalation of product of combustion were identified by the county medical examiner in the Nov. 8 death of Officer Bailey Magana.
Magana, who joined the Department in 2021, had been assigned to the Mission Division in the San Fernando Valley.
The single-vehicle early morning crash happened at the intersection of Bouquet Canyon Road and Cinema Drive in Saugus when Magana’s Tesla struck a utility pole and caught fire, according to the LA County Sheriff’s Department. Magana died at the scene.
A memorial with flowers and candles was placed at the intersection by family and friends.
The Department identified Magana last week in social media posts.
“Officer Magana leaves behind a loving wife, three young children, devoted parents, siblings, and countless coworkers and friends who are grieving this unimaginable loss,” LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said in post on X (Twitter).
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