City to Honor SDPD Officer Austin Machitar by Renaming Park for Him

City to honor SDPD Officer Austin Machitar by renaming park for him

Officer Austin Machitar, who was killed in an August 2024 crash. (File photo courtesy SDPD A San Diego police officer who died last year in a traffic collision in the line of duty will be honored by having a park named in his honor, officials said Thursday. The proposal from Mayor Todd Gloria’s office to rename a Clairemont park Officer Austin Machitar Memorial Park was unanimously approved by the city’s Parks and Recreation Board. The park, on …

San Diego to rename park after SDPD Officer Austin Machitar

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- A community park in the Clairemont neighborhood will be renamed in honor of a San Diego police officer who died in the line of duty last summer. Officer Austin Machitar, 30, was killed after a pursuit suspect collided with his patrol vehicle at the intersection of Clairemont Mesa Boulevard and Doliva Drive back in August. On Thursday, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria announced the city will rename North Clairemont Community …

Park in Clairemont to be renamed in honor of fallen SDPD Officer Austin Machitar

North Clairemont Community Park will be renamed for San Diego police Officer Austin Machitar, who died last year in the line of duty.