Texas DPS pursuit ends outside northwest El Paso home, suspect facing human smuggling charges

EL PASO, Texas -- A Juarez man is now facing human smuggling charges after a pursuit that ended outside a northwest El Paso home Wednesday morning, according to spokesperson for the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Texas DPS says the chase started along Transmountain Road. The driver, 34-year-old Federico Ceniceros jumped out of the car in an attempt to flee from state troopers. The car he was driving hit a fire hydrant and crashed into a home on the 7500 block of Poterhouse Ct.

Five migrants were inside the car, two fled the scene. The other three were taken into Border Patrol custody.

Ceniceros was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.