An off-duty LASD deputy who died in a crash Thursday evening in Valencia has been identified. 

Jason Viger, 43, a sergeant with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) Homicide Bureau, was the deputy who died on Thursday evening due to a solo-vehicle traffic collision, according to a KTLA article. 

Around 10:50 p.m. Thursday, first responders received reports of a solo-vehicle traffic collision at Valencia Boulevard and McBean Parkway in Valencia. 

Viger was killed as a result of the collision on scene, according to officials. 

The cause of the crash has not been released to the media as of Friday.

Firefighters with the Los Angeles City  and County Fire Departments showed their support on freeway overpasses as the fallen law enforcement personnel was transported to the Medical Examiner’s Office on Thursday night.

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