A man who allegedly killed his mother in El Cajon and then led police on a chase with her body inside the car was behind bars Wednesday, police said.

The woman found dead in the trunk of a car Tuesday afternoon was killed by her 24-year-old son, who officers arrested after a chase and a three-vehicle crash, according to the El Cajon Department. ECPD provided a lot of details Wednesday in a news release sent out shortly before noon,

Police found a woman’s body inside the trunk of a car when a pursuit ended in a crash Tuesday night in El Cajon, officials said. The incident began after a 911 caller reported seeing a kidnapping involving a black Hyundai Sonata around 4:55 p.