SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A week after a San Diego Police officer and a teen suspect died , another officer also in the vehicle after a police pursuit turned into a deadly crash remains fighting for his life in the hospital.
Officer Machitar was a Chula Vista native who had been with the police department for five-and-a-half-years. He was 30 years old. A police procession honoring Officer Machitar took place on Friday, Aug. 30 . Those in the area of I-805 in Clairemont that morning passed San Diego Fire-Rescue and SDPD officers standing on top of their vehicles on the bridge overpasses lining the interstate as the procession passed by below.
A date has not yet been announced for Machitar’s funeral.
Officer Martinez, 27, remains in the hospital in critical condition. He is a Texas native and has been with the San Diego Police Department for one-and-a-half years.
San Diego Police Sergeant Jared Wilson was live on KUSI Monday with an update on Officer Martinez.
Sgt. Wilson said the police department flew out Officer Martinez’s family from Texas and are providing his mother and father with food and housing while he continues to recover in the hospital and fight for his life.
He also gave an update on Officer Martinez’s recovery and said they have had some good signs this week without disclosing much more other than he is “extremely proud of how tough he is.”
Get updates delivered to you daily. Free and customizable.
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.
Comments / 0