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Alleged illegal alien leaves path of injury, destruction

Semi-tractor trailer truck driver Kyle Lippert, 25, may have saved someone’s life by blocking a GMC Sports Utility Vehicle on Ind. 350 at 3:49 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, said Dearborn County Sheriff’s Deputy Mike Fogle.
The black SUV had struck two other vehicles on Ind. 350 just east of the South Dearborn High School maintenance entrance, sending one into a spin and rear-ending the other, causing three injuries, said Dearborn County Sheriff’s Deputy Bill Wagner, who assisted at the scene.
“They took a heck of a hit. ... Three different people said he was in excess of 100 mph,” said Fogle.
He tentatively identified the SUV driver as Edgar Rodriguez, possibly 27, of Mexican origin.
“I think he’s an illegal alien,” said Fogle, noting Rodriguez was carrying four identifications all with different birth dates.
“Three of the four have warrants attached to them,” said Fogle.
Meanwhile, Rodriguez faces at least four charges in this incident, three of leaving the scene and one of criminal recklessness with a vehicle, said Fogle.
After striking the Maxim Crane semi-trailer, the vehicle driven by Rodriguez left the roadway and went into a gully at the intersection of Ind. 350 and Wilmington Pike, just outside Aurora City limits, said Wagner.
SDHS teacher Brad Wynn saw smoke coming from the black SUV and got Rodriguez out of the vehicle, said Fogle.
Aurora Emergency Rescue responded, transporting the unconscious man to a landing zone at SDHS, from where he was taken by University AirCare to University Hospital, Cincinnati, said Fogle.
Rodriguez, who tested positive for alcohol and marijuana, is being held in the psychiatric unit at UC, said Fogle.
“He is an extreme psychotic,” said Fogle, noting UC doctors said Rodriguez won’t be competent for an initial hearing for some time. His physical injuries were limited to bumps and bruises, added Fogle.
Folks who saw television reports of the accident later informed the sheriff’s department that Rodriguez made “real weird statements” at the Milan Shell station before the accident, said Fogle.
The first car Rodriguez struck, a 1994 Honda Civic driven by Jacob McMullen, 16, Aurora, spun around, but the driver wasn’t hurt, said Fogle.
Then the black SUV struck a tan Chevrolet Blazer driven by Brandy Palmer, 22, East Ind. 48, Milan, said Fogle.
The GMC SUV stayed behind the Blazer, pushing it up the hillside embankment on the eastbound side of 350, then across all three lanes to the other side, said Fogle. Then the GMC SUV went up the northern hillside embankment by itself, back across the highway, and weaving down the hill, he said.
Palmer and her passenger Nathan Foster, same address, and another passenger, Rich Cooper, Newport, Ky., were treated and released for head and neck pain at Dearborn County Hospital, Lawrenceburg, said Fogle.
Rodriguez probably became unconscious when the SUV struck the Blazer, said Fogle.
“A witness said he was laying across the front of the seat and was not in control when he hit the semi,” said Fogle.
“The semi driver moved his vehicle across the lanes ... to block him so he wouldn’t hit anybody else. ... He might have saved somebody’s life, actually,” said Fogle.
Even though the SUV had slowed to 45 mph when it hit the semi, there was a lot of traffic present, he said.
The black SUV’s plates came back to a Ford pickup owned by Dionne Dickey, Harrison Avenue, Cincinnati, and were false and fictitious plates, said Fogle.
Until someone reports a missing person or Rodriguez’s fingerprints are matched in the system, officials remain uncertain of his identity, said Fogle, noting the accident remains under investigation.