Thursday, March 8, 2007
Last modified Wednesday, March 7, 2007 1:39 PM PST


Driver out of hospital, now in jail

The father of a 2-year-old girl ejected during a rollover crash last week was lodged Tuesday in the Linn County Jail.

Jorge Villa-Rubio, 23, of Salem, who was driving the car at the time of the crash, has been charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants, second-degree assault and reckless driving.

Immigration authorities have placed a hold on Villa-Rubio. He is from Mexico, according to jail officials.

Early on Feb. 26, Villa-Rubio was driving a 1996 Ford Contour south on Interstate 5 when he tried to take the Highway 20 exit, went off the road and rolled the car. A passerby spotted the vehicle hours later and called for help.

Villa-Rubio’s daughter, Esmaralda Villa-Ulloa, was taken by helicopter to the Corvallis hospital and later released to other family members.

Villa-Rubio was being treated at Samaritan Albany General Hospital until Tuesday. He was scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon in Linn Circuit Court.

Democrat-Herald

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SueK wrote on March 07, 2007 2:01 PM:"Thanks for the update to this story. I, for one, am glad to see that the dad is in jail where he belongs and hopefully will not be released since he has an immigration hold on him too. "

CB wrote on March 07, 2007 3:15 PM:"I assume Mexico will be reimbursing everyone for the expenses?"


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