Posted on 03/15/2012 1:07:36 PM PDT by mdittmar
PINE VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — A car that was stopped after a pursuit on a mountainous highway near San Diego exploded and burned Thursday, killing the driver and injuring a Border Patrol agent, authorities said.
There is no evidence that the driver was involved in smuggling migrants, drugs or weapons, said Border Patrol spokesman Steven Pitts.
The pursuit began around midnight on Interstate 8 near a Border Patrol checkpoint in Pine Valley, about 45 miles east of San Diego. Pitts said it was unclear if the driver was trying to avoid the checkpoint as he headed west in eastbound lanes.
The driver exited to a state highway that runs parallel to Interstate 8, where Border Patrol agents used spike strips to puncture the car's tires, Pitts said. The driver was seen reaching for the glove compartment shortly before the explosion.
The Border Patrol agent was walking toward the car when it exploded and suffered minor burns, Pitts said.
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Was he driving a Pinto or a Spitfire?
He had the bomb wired to his trunk latch button.
Muzzies trying to probe the border.
No evidence other than the sudden and unexplained explosion.
Wonder where he was headed?
Now I’m not gonna say that this is a terrorist who failed at his target...
Actually I am! $50 down that this was a Hezbollah dune goon!
Any school, shopping mall or civic center he felt like, I’d guess.
Hmmmm, I wonder if he burned his koran in the process.
How about a Volt.
So the driver offs himself with a VBIED destined for use elsewhere rather than be taken alive. I’d say that’s significant in the extreme. Has the FBI popped up to immediately declare this NOT terrorism-related yet?
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