A San Diego police officer and the driver of another vehicle died when the driver crashed into the officer's car after a chase, police said.
A San Diego police officer who was critically injured in a fiery wreck that killed another officer has been released from a hospital, a week after the crash with a speeding driver who had been briefly pursued. Officer Zach Martinez was released Tuesday. San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said he has a long road to recovery but that Martinez and everyone in the department is grateful. “Today is nothing short of a miracle,' Wahl said.
26 at around 11:30 p.m. after a different officer saw the teen driver speeding and tried to conduct a traffic stop, police have said. The driver sped away and was chased before a supervisor called off the pursuit due to the dangerous speeds, Wahl said last week. Machitar and Martinez were responding to that call when the driver crashed into them from the side, Wahl said. Martinez suffered burns, a broken neck and multiple facial injuries, said Dr.
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