Transcript of Driver in double-fatal San Diego Police crash identified as 16-year-old male

And now this morning, we are learning more about that double fatal crash in Claremont Mesa, the driver who collided with two San Diego police officers killing one of them has been identified. CBS A's Regina Jitta is live near the site of the crash with what we are learning about the driver and where that memorial is growing behind you there, Regina. Yeah, that's correct. Loved ones have actually created a little memorial here on the 5200 block of clear on Mesa. We do know that's where the incident happened. I walked over there to see what loved ones have dropped off. We've seen flowers, candles, certain notes with emotional letters as well as a picture of a police badge and American flags. But this morning, we now know the name of that driver. He has been identified as 60 year old Edgar. Investigators say Oviedo lived in San Diego. He was driving the BMW that officers tried to pull over for speeding on Monday night. They say Oviedo failed to stop, which led to a speed chase. A supervisor had called off the pursuit because of the excessive speed. Oviedo was going at. But then Oviedo's BMW slammed into a patrol car. 30 year old officer Austin Maar was the one driving the SUV at the time, Austin and Oviedo both died that night. Mas partner was also in the passenger seat during the crash. He has 27 year old Zachary Martinez. He's currently at sharp memorials intensive care unit and he's in critical but stable condition. Zachary is a Texas native. He was a navy reservist and trained as an EMT. His military service brought him here to San Diego where he joined the department a year and a half ago, Austin was a 5.5 year veteran on the force. He worked in the city's Northern Division, had an infectious smile, athletic, had a passion for training and serving. Following in the footsteps of his dad. We actually talked to San Diego Police Officers Association. They talk a little bit more about Austin. Take a listen. Father was a retired, is a retired deputy sheriff. And so, um he dedicated his life to public service and we will not forget that. And the po A is raising funds to help the families of the two officers navigate through this tragic incident that they are trying to raise about $250,000. We actually have a link on our website. If you want to check that out, you can head to CBS a.com and click on this story.

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Driver in double-fatal San Diego Police crash identified as 16-year-old male

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