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SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A San Diego constabulary serviceman was killed and different was injured aft a high-speed pursuit precocious Monday nighttime ended successful a fiery clang successful Clairemont Mesa East, Police Chief Scott Wahl confirmed. The fishy was besides killed successful the collision.
The clang was reported conscionable aft 11:30 p.m. successful the country of 5200 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. According to SDPD, a conveyance had been observed traveling down Clairemont Mesa Boulevard astatine a precocious complaint of speed, prompting patrols to effort a postulation stop.
When the conveyance did not yield, a abbreviated pursuit ensued, but Wahl said it was aboriginal called disconnected by a supervisor. Shortly thereafter, the fishy conveyance collided with the broadside of a patrol car with 2 officers inside. Several different civilian vehicles besides became entangled successful the crash, Wahl added.
According to SDPD, the serviceman driving the conveyance and the fishy sustained fatal injuries successful the crash. Both were pronounced dormant astatine the scene. The 2nd serviceman successful the patrol car besides sustained captious injuries and is present "fighting for his beingness successful the hospital," Wahl said Tuesday.
No different injuries to civilians were reported arsenic a effect of the crash, according to the constabulary chief.
The identities of the constabulary officers and the fishy progressive successful the pursuit clang person not been disclosed, pending household notification. Similarly, nary descriptions person been provided.
Wahl said during a property league connected the clang Tuesday that "due to the enormity of this concern and each the emotion that's down it," California Highway Patrol officers volition beryllium investigating the incident, including doing a afloat reconstruction of what occurred.
"I can't enactment into words the feelings that travel astatine a clip similar this. We person constabulary officers that travel into enactment to marque a difference, to assistance those successful needs and they're putting their lives connected the enactment for people," Wahl said. "Last nighttime we mislaid a bully one."
"This is going to measurement dense connected their hearts, but we've got a occupation to do," helium continued. "I privation each of our officers to look retired for each different arsenic we grieve done this loss."
Road closures stay successful spot surrounding the country of the crash, adjacent the intersection of Doliva Drive and Clairemont Mesa Boulevard. Connectors betwixt Interstate 805 and Clairemont Mesa Boulevard person besides been closed.
A procession for the fallen officer's transport to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office besides prompted roadworthy closures Tuesday greeting on Clairemont Mesa Boulevard.
In abstracted statements, the presidents of the San Diego Police Officers Association and its statewide counterpart echoed Wahl, saying they were mourning the nonaccomplishment of the SDPD serviceman driving the patrol conveyance and are keeping the injured serviceman successful their thoughts.
"This somber lawsuit reminds america of the dangers faced by those who service & protect," Brian Marvel, president of the Peace Officers Research Association of California, said successful a post connected X.
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