A U.S. citizen was being held in Tijuana, Mexico, Tuesday on suspicion of attempted homicide and damage of property after his pickup truck drove into cars and street vendors just south of the San Ysidro Port of Entry.
The driver was identified as “Frank,” a 29-year-old man originally from Utah according to Mexican law enforcement sources.
NBC 7 has obtained images of the man taken into custody but due to his injuries, they may be disturbing to some users.
The suspect drove his black Chevrolet Silverado with license V305LU into pedestrians and cars waiting their turn to cross into the United States, Mexican law enforcement officers told NBC 7.
Emergency personnel rushed to the northbound lanes just south of the port of entry when the incident occurred around 2 p.m. on Monday.
Prior to that, the driver was involved in an altercation with a pedestrian, police said.
Mario Martinez, Tijuana’s police director, said the suspect allegedly threatened a person with a razor on Avenida Manuel Márquez de León in the Zona Ríos.
When police approached the driver, he allegedly fled in his Chevrolet Silverado pick-up truck toward the border crossing.
As he fled, the driver hit five pedestrians, including an officer; rammed 17 cars and hit 12 mobile street vendors, police said.
Municipal police arrested the driver and he was turned over to federal investigators.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection told NBC 7 the incident did not impact wait times at the border.
No other information was available.
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Source: NBC San Diego
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