(L.A.) Javier Magana Valdovinos, 37, Died in Santa Clarita

Case Number: 2024-15341

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 37-year-old Latino male that occurred on a street in Santa Clarita.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Javier Magana Valdovinos.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Traumatic Injuries

RIP JAVIER MAGANA VALDOVINOS (October 31, 1986 – September 27, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Friday at 12:58 p.m.

The decedent was fatally injured by construction equipment in Newhall.

Deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station responded to the 24400 block of Arcadia Street at around 12:50 p.m.

The man was a member of a contract crew that was working on the Road Rehab Project, according to a spokeswoman for the city of Santa Clarita. During the annual Road Rehab Project, construction is done on local roads using slurry-seal and overlay road treatments to improve and maintain the city’s roadways.

Video description:

A street paver is believed to have been run over and killed by a dump truck while slurry-sealing a Santa Clarita city street.

The incident occurred shortly before 1 p.m. Friday in the 24400 block of Arcadia Street in the Newhall community.

What led up to the collision or the exact number of injuries is unclear. However, at least one person was pronounced dead at the scene, and another was transported to a trauma center by ambulance in unknown condition.