Crime & Safety
Driver Sought After Crashing Stolen SUV Into El Cajon Back Yard
The driver fled after crashing a gray 2006 Nissan Pathfinder Monday at 793 Ellen Lane.
EL CAJON, CA — A search was underway for the driver who crashed a stolen SUV through a fence and into a back yard Monday in El Cajon.
El Cajon Police Department Lt. Randy Soulard said the crash involving a gray 2006 Nissan Pathfinder was reported at 3:27 a.m. at 793 Ellen Lane. No injuries were reported.
"We took it as a hit-and-run with property damage only involving a stolen car by unknown suspects," Soulard said. "By the time police and fire personnel responded, they found the vehicle unoccupied and that the suspect gone."
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Soulard said the SUV had been stolen from the 200 block of Second Street in El Cajon on Saturday.