Crime & Safety
Woman's Body Found In Trunk Of Car Following East County Police Chase
Officers used a Taser to stop the driver and take him into custody. They later discovered a woman's body inside the trunk, police said.
EL CAJON, CA — A man was in custody after a body was found in the trunk of a car following a police chase Tuesday in San Diego's East County.
Police responded to a report of a possible kidnapping involving a black Hyundai Sonata shortly before 5 p.m. Tuesday in El Cajon, according to the El Cajon Police Department.
Officers found the car near the intersection of Madison and Magnolia avenues, but the driver refused to stop, prompting a pursuit through El Cajon and Spring Valley, police Lt. Nick Sprecco said. The driver returned to El Cajon, exited Interstate 8, and crashed into two other vehicles in the 500 block of N. Mollison Ave.
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Officers used a Taser to subdue the driver and take him into custody. They later discovered a woman's body inside the trunk, Sprecco said.
The people in the other vehicles involved in the crash were not injured, Sprecco said.
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Anyone with information about the case was asked to contact the department at 619-579-3311 or San Diego County Crime Stoppers at sdcrimestoppers.org.
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