EL CAJON, CA – A 21-year-old man is in custody after his reckless driving resulted in four crashes Tuesday evening, Fox 5 San Diego reports.
The chaos began around 6:15 p.m. as the suspect was traveling on Jamacha Road. He first rear-ended a 73-year-old man near Kempton Street and sped away in his Mitsubishi SUV, leaving the other driver with minor injuries.
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As the suspect fled the first crash he caused two other crashes that did not end in injury.
He then hit a woman in a Kia after running a red light near Route 125. This crash flipped his car and caused it to catch fire with its driver trapped inside. Bystanders were able to rescue him from his flaming car and he was given medical treatment and arrested on suspicion of felony DUI.
The woman in the Kia suffered minor injuries.
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