Five arrested after human smuggling attempt leads to high-speed chase
Five arrested after apparent human smuggling attempt leads to high-speed chase from Otay to El Cajon
Five people, including a U.S. citizen, were arrested after a chase that reached speeds of 100 mph
By TERI FIGUEROA
APRIL 6, 2020 12 PM
SAN DIEGO — An apparent human smuggling attempt ended with five people in custody after a high-speed chase from Otay to El Cajon, a Border Patrol agent said Monday.
The incident started about 10:30 p.m. Sunday when Border Patrol agents using scope sights spotted a 2002 Chevrolet Suburban pull over along Otay Lakes Road near Brown Field and four people jumped in, Agent Fabian Carbajal said.
Agents chased the SUV, following it as the driver hopped onto state Route 125 and headed north.
With a law enforcement helicopter overhead, the chase reached speeds of 100 mph, Carbajal said.
The driver eventually made his way to eastbound Interstate 8, and got off the freeway on El Cajon Boulevard in El Cajon. About 10:50 p.m., the driver pulled the Suburban over near Millar Avenue.
Everyone inside the SUV jumped out and ran.
Authorities, including Border Patrol agents and El Cajon police, caught and arrested the driver. They also arrested a man who had been a passenger in the SUV when it initially stopped to pick up the group along Otay Lakes Road.
Authorities also caught three of the four people who had climbed into the car. The fourth person got away.
The driver was a U.S. citizen. The initial passenger and three men who were picked up are Mexican, Carbajal said.
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