SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A memorial service will be held in honor of the San Diego police officer who died in a deadly crash in Clairemont last month.
Austin Machitar, a 30-year-old five-and-a-half-year veteran of the department, was killed after a vehicle involved in a police pursuit on Clairemont Mesa Boulevard collided with his patrol car on Aug. 26.
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The collision occurred around 11:30 p.m. after officers observed the suspect vehicle traveling down Clairemont Mesa Boulevard at a high rate of speed, according to SDPD. A pursuit was initiated after the driver failed to yield.
The pursuit was later called off by supervising sergeants. Shortly thereafter, the suspect vehicle crashed into Machitar’s patrol car laterally at the roadway’s intersection with Doliva Drive, authorities said.
The suspect, identified as 16-year-old Edgar Oviedo , was also killed in the crash.
Meanwhile, Machitar’s patrol partner, 27-year-old Officer Zachary Martinez, sustained critical injuries. He was released from the hospital last Tuesday and is continuing his recovery at home.