A man wanted on a felony warrant tried to escape from police Wednesday, leading them on a chase through El Cajon.
Undercover officers and the Fugitive Task Force were searching for Hector Miranda, 34, who was wanted on a felony parole violation warrant. He is also the lead suspect of a stabbing assault, El Cajon Police say.
At about 12:15 p.m, Miranda was spotted leaving a library on E. Douglas, but officers were not able to stop him before he got into a vehicle.
When a patrol car tried to pull him over, police say Miranda took off. Driving onto the freeway and into unincorporated areas, officers pursued Miranda and watched him sideswipe one car and hit another parked vehicle.
Officers followed him as he started to enter Highway 52 from Magnolia Avenue, and officials decided it was too dangerous to let him get on the freeway again.
They used “legal intervention” to force Miranda’s vehicle to the side of the onramp, though El Cajon Police did not specify what that intervention entailed.
Officers found a female passenger inside with Miranda, and both she and the suspect complained of minor pains after they were pulled over.
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Officers took them to the hospital for examination. They then arrested Miranda but let the woman go, saying she was a victim of circumstance.
Miranda was booked into jail for violation of parole and evading an officer causing injury.
