The 16-year-old boy who San Diego police say died when the car he was driving slammed into a police cruiser in Clairemont on Monday, killing one police officer and critically injuring another, did not have a driver's license.
The California Department of Motor Vehicles confirmed to reporting partner 10News that the boy — identified by the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office as Edgar Giovanny Oviedo — did not have a license.
The BWM sedan the teen was driving had been sold on Sunday by an elderly El Cajon woman according to multiple reports,.
Two of the boys cousins on Thursday afternoon came to the crash site where a memorial had grown for the boy and police officers. They told ABC 10News their cousin, who goes by Gio, was getting food on Monday night. "He was always looking for family. He would always text my sister and I and from what I know other family members. He was always trying to keep in touch," said Michelle Uriostegui, one of the cousins. "I have a knot in my throat ... It's very unfortunate how it happened, and the family is very sad. We feel for obviously for the police officers that were involved."
The driver of police vehicle, 30-year-old Officer Austin Machitar, died at the scene. The passenger, 27-year-old Officer Zach Martinez, remains hospitalized with serious injuries.
The San Diego Police Officers Association said the community has been extremely generous in helping the families of the officers. The organization said it was nearly halfway to its goal of raising $250,000 to be divided between the two families.
(Photo reporting partner ABC 10News)