A car involved in a pursuit near a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint ended up on top of a house, agents said Friday.
The chase began near the San Clemente checkpoint around 1 p.m. Wednesday when a man driving a Lexus was referred to the secondary inspection area.
Instead, the driver accelerated and headed north on Interstate 5, agents said.
At one point, the driver left the highway and drove into a San Clemente neighborhood. When he ended up in a cul-de-sac, the driver jumped out of the car and took off on foot, agents said.
At the same time, the Lexus rolled 50 yards down a hill and landed on the roof of a home.
The driver, a 22-year-old U.S. citizen, was arrested and turned over to the San Diego Police Department to face charges of carjacking and evading a police officer, agents said.
