A San Diego Police officer was killed, another officer suffered critical injuries and a teen suspect also died in a fiery pursuit crash late Monday night.
The Times of San Diego reports the collision between a police vehicle and a speeding BMW sedan occurred shortly after 11:30 p.m.
The patrol vehicle caught on fire and one officer was ejected through the windshield.
The pursuit suspect behind the wheel of the BMW died at a hospital, and was believed to be a 14- or 15-year-old boy, OnScene reported.
“Last night, we had a vehicle that was traveling at a high rate of speed down Clairemont Mesa Boulevard,” San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said. “We had a police officer that tried to initiate a traffic stop. The vehicle failed to yield and a brief pursuit ensued. Due to the high rate of speed, a supervisor terminated that pursuit. Two officers working together in one vehicle were responding to that fleeing suspect, and ultimately the suspect vehicle collided at a high rate of speed into the side of their vehicle.
The names of the officers involved was not immediately released.
