Teen Driver Identified in San Diego Crash That Killed Him and an Officer, Injured Another

Published on August 29, 2024

The teenager who fatally crashed this week while fleeing from police, taking the life of one San Diego officer and critically injuring another, was identified Aug. 28. According to the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office, Edgar Giovanny Oviedo, 16, was behind the wheel of the BMW that struck a police SUV cruiser and several other vehicles Aug. 26. Police said officers had attempted a traffic stop on Oviedo around 11:30 p.m. on Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, about 10 miles north of downtown San Diego, but he fled. A pursuit was quickly called off by a supervisor because Oviedo was driving dangerously fast, but some officers remained nearby....

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