San Diego, CA (August 27, 2024) – Authorities on Monday stated that one San Diego police officer was killed and another is fighting for his life following a multi-vehicle crash in Clairemont Mesa that also left the suspect dead late Monday.
The crash that involved at least four vehicles was reported at around 11:30 p.m. near the intersection of Doliva Drive and Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, just west of Interstate 805. The incident began when police attempted to stop the vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed along Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, but the driver failed to yield. A supervisor then called off the pursuit due to the high rate of speed, San Diego Police Department Chief Scott Wahl said.
Shortly thereafter, two officers in a police car responded before the suspect auto collided at a high rate of speed into the side of the police car. One of the officers was critically injured, and the driver of the police vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene, Wahl added. No further information was immediately available, but an investigation is still ongoing at this time.
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