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Piru Man Killed In Fatal Highway 126 Crash Last Week Identified

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One person was killed Friday evening after a fatal four-vehicle crash on Highway 126 on the western edge of the Santa Clarita Valley. At about 5:30 p.m. Friday, four vehicles became involved in a fatal Highway 126 crash east of Chiquito Canyon Road that left one person dead, according to California Highway Patrol (CHP) reports. CHP reports indicate that a ...

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Simi Valley Man Killed In Fatal Head-On Soledad Crash Identified

The Simi Valley man killed in a fatal head-on Soledad crash Thursday morning has been identified. Anthony Leos, 40, from Simi Valley was killed in the Soledad crash, according to officials with the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office.   Around 12:25 a.m. Thursday, first responders received reports of a head-on crash on Soledad and Bee Canyon Roads in Santa Clarita, said ...

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Man Killed In Fatal Canyon Country Rollover Crash Identified

The man killed in a Canyon Country rollover crash on Wednesday morning has been identified.  42-year-old Victor Rios Cisneros from Canyon Country, was identified as the man killed Wednesday morning when his vehicle overturned near the intersection of Soledad Canyon Road and Lang Station Road in Canyon Country, according to Sarah Ardalani with the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office.  ...

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Acton Man Identified After Vehicle Plunges 185 Feet Off Road In Angeles Forest Crash

An Acton man killed in a Big Tujunga Canyon Road rollover crash was identified Thursday after emergency responders located his vehicle 185 feet down an Angeles National Forest mountainside. Around 10 p.m. Tuesday, emergency responders received reports of a traffic collision just west of County Fire Marker 2.92 in the Angeles National Forest, several miles southeast of Santa Clarita, according ...

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19-Year-Old Newhall Man Killed After Exiting Overturned Vehicle In 14 Freeway Crash Identified

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A 19-year-old Newhall man killed in a 14 Freeway crash in Acton Sunday morning after he exited his rolled-over vehicle has been identified, officials said. Juan Hernandez Miranda, 19, of Newhall, was killed in the crash, according to Sarah Ardalani, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office. On Sunday around 4:30 a.m. California Highway Patrol dispatchers started to ...

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14-Year-Old Boy Identified As Second Victim Killed In Saugus High Shooting

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The second victim killed in the Saugus High shooting Thursday has been identified, officials said. Dominic Blackwell, 14, was the second student killed in the shooting at Saugus High School, said Sarah Ardalani, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office. Blackwell died shortly after his schoolmate Gracie Muehlberger was declared dead, according to officials. See Related: 15-Year-Old Girl ...

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Saugus High Shooting: Off-Duty Sheriff’s Deputy On Scene ‘Within Minutes’

A Saugus High shooting Thursday killed two teens and left three others injured, with the suspect in grave condition, officials said. At 7:38 a.m. Thursday, first responders received the first 9-1-1 call regarding a shooting at Saugus High School, said Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva. Within two minutes of receiving the call, the first Sheriff’s deputy arrived at the ...

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Victim Identified In Fatal 5 Freeway Crash Caused By Possible DUI Driver

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The victim killed in a 5 Freeway crash early Saturday morning has been identified, officials said. Tommy Cruz, 22, of Van Nuys, died at the scene of the crash just before 1:00 a.m. Saturday according to Investigator Lopez of the Los Angeles County Coroner-Medical Examiner’s Office. Officials with the Los Angeles County Fire Department received reports of a crash on ...

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Suspect Killed In Valencia Deputy-Involved Shooting Identified

Suspect Killed In Valencia Deputy-Involved Shooting Identified

A man was identified as the suspect who was killed in a deputy-involved shooting in Valencia Thursday, officials said. Alvaro Duran Venegas, 35, was shot and killed by a deputy with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Thursday, according to Sara Ardalani, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner. “He died from gunshot wounds of the torso,” Ardalani said. ...

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Fatal Metrolink Pedestrian Crash Victim Identified As Santa Clarita Woman

The woman that was struck by a Metrolink train Thursday night has been identified, officials said. Jasmine Owens Taira, 30, of Santa Clarita was the person killed in the train collision, according to Sara Ardalani, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office. The incident was reported at about 10:50 p.m. Thursday near Soledad Canyon Road and Rainbow Glen Drive, ...

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