tragic news out of San Diego this is ecn a San Diego Police Officer 30-year-old Austin machar lost his life and another officer Zach Martinez is fighting for his after a high-speed chase ended in a devastating crash late Monday night the incident began when officers attempted to stop a speeding vehicle but the pursuit was called off due to the dangerous conditions tragically the fleeing driver crashed into the officer's vehicle resulting in machar's death and leaving Martinez critically injured the driver of the suspect vehicle also died at the scene the California Highway Patrol is now conducting an independent investigation into the crash San Diego mayor Todd Gloria and Governor Gavin Newsome have expressed their condolences to the families involved honoring machar as a hero stay informed with ecn for more updates subscribe now