Sgt. Jason Viger died in a Thursday night off-duty crash in Santa Clarita, officials said. Details about the incident have not been released.
A homicide sergeant with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was killed in an off-duty traffic collision in Santa Clarita, sheriff's officials said Friday afternoon. Jason Viger, 43, was driving in the area of McBean Parkway and Valencia Boulevard at about 11 p.m. Thursday when the crash happened, the department said. Officials did not offer any details as to what caused the wreck.
After working at the North County Correctional Facility early in his career, Viger moved on to work at Palmdale Station, Lancaster Station, in the Narcotics Bureau and eventually in the Homicide Bureau. Officials said he “took immense pride” in being the first sergeant on the Sheriff’s Overdose Response Task Force. In 2016, the Antelope Valley Times reported that Viger – then assigned to Palmdale Station – was honored for saving an assault victim the year before.
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