Motorcyclist Killed in Escondido Crash Identified as San Diego Fire Captain

The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department posted a picture of Fire Capt. Derrin Austin on their social media on May 17, 2023. Courtesy of the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department

A man who was killed in Escondido, California, when the motorcycle he was riding went off a road and struck a light pole has been identified as a longtime captain in the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, authorities said May 17.

The 55-year-old Derrin Austin’s most recent assignment was at the San Diego International Airport Fire Station, according to a statement posted by the fire department on Instagram. Austin joined the department in 1990 and had served as a captain since 2002.