Gabriel Quijas was arrested after threatening a man and leading police on a high-speed chase: El Cajon Police

A man was fatally struck by a car in El Cajon on Saturday evening, police said.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A man was arrested after allegedly threatening a person living in a tent at an El Cajon park and subsequently leading police on a high-speed chase that ended at SDPD headquarters.

The El Cajon Police Department reports that officers responded to Prescott Promenade at 200 E. Main Street in El Cajon early Monday morning for a report of a serious incident involving a male suspect.

According to police, a man – identified as 48-year-old Gabriel Quijas of Spring Valley – is accused of threatening a man and intentionally driving his vehicle into a tent occupied by the man on Sunday.

As officers were gathering information and taking statements from the victim at the park around 5:50 a.m. Monday, Quijas was seen driving by in a Cadillac Escalade. Police say witnesses were able to positively identify him as the suspect.

El Cajon police said officers tried to stop Quijas, but he sped off and a chase began. Quijas allegedly led police onto Interstate 8 at a high rate of speed. At one point, police say, he stopped abruptly and nearly crashed a pursuing police car. He is also accused of attempting to ram the police vehicle, forcing it into the highway’s concrete guardrail.

According to police, Quijas eventually exited the freeway toward downtown San Diego, then stopped in front of the San Diego Police Department headquarters at 1401 Broadway and exited his vehicle.

Although Quijas got out of his vehicle, police said he continued to disobey officers’ orders, prompting them to use a police dog to arrest him.

Gabriel Quijas was booked into the San Diego County Central Jail and is charged with several serious crimes, including assault with a deadly weapon, assault with a deadly weapon on law enforcement officers, and evading arrest with wanton disregard for safety.