Man Arrested After Early Morning Car Chase Down I-66 and Route 28

A  man allegedly under the influence of drugs hit a car and a police cruiser after he led cops on a car chase down Route 28 and I-66 early Tuesday morning, Fairfax County Police said. 

Around 1 a.m. Luis Caballos, 28, had apparently set fire to cushions and some other items in a home he was staying at on the 14500 block of Lock Drive, then punched out a window and locked himself in the bathroom, police said. There were several people in the home at the time, and at least one was trying to extinguish the objects on fire.

After cops arrived at the scene, he fled in a Volkswagon, but hit a fence at the  near Braddock Road. 

"Minutes later, officers saw the suspect hit a car on Route 28 North, near I-66; a 29-year-old man suffered injuries and was transported to the hospital. The suspect’s vehicle, though heavily damaged, continued towards I-66 East. He then struck an officer’s cruiser twice," police said in a release issued this morning. No one was injured in the police car.

Damage estimates were not yet available, said Lucy Caldwell, a spokesperson for the police department.

With help from the Virginia State Police, officers were able to get the vehicle to stop near Route 7100 and used a Taser to subdue Caballos. Police said that he was allegedly being combative after he got out of the car. He was not injured from the crashes, but apparently did sustain some minor injuries from breaking the glass in the home.

The investigation is ongoing. 

Caballos was charged with arson of an occupied dwelling, hit and run, simple assault on a law enforcement officer, disregarding police command to stop, malicious wounding, intentionally damaging property and driving while impaired. He is being held without bond in the Adult Detention Center. 

Police are asking anyone with information to contact Crime Solvers by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES/274637 or to call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131.