VIDEO: A man killed in a motorcycle crash in the North County was identified as a captain with San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.
San Diego-Fire Rescue Department publicly identified Captain Derrin Austin, a 32-year veteran of the department, as the sole victim in a motorcycle crash in Escondido.
Captain Austin, 55, was involved in a crash around 10 p.m. in the 600 block of North Escondido Boulevard on May 14, according to Leiturnat Ryan Banks with Escondido Police Department. Lt. Banks said officers arrived on the scene and immediately began CPR on Captain Austin before being transported to Palomar Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
"Derrin joined the SDFD in October 1990 and was promoted to captain in 2002. His most recent assignment was at the San Diego International Airport Fire Station," SDFD said in a Facebook post.