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    ID - Illegal immigrant faces four manslaughter charges

    Illegal immigrant faces four manslaughter charges
    Monday, August 16, 2010

    by Brian S. Orban


    An illegal immigrant living in Wendell faces four counts of felony vehicular manslaughter during his initial appearance this Monday in the Elmore County Courthouse.
    Eusebio J. Pineda, 45, was taken into custody by Idaho State Police Friday afternoon for his role in a fatal car crash Thursday evening.

    Pineda was transported to the Elmore County Jail following his release from a Boise hospital. A judge set his bond at $250,000.

    In addition to the felony manslaughter charges, he remains on an immigration hold by the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Elmore County officials said Pineda was living in the United States illegally.

    During the first part of a preliminary hearing Monday, Elmore County Magistrate Judge David C. Epis ordered Pineda held in the county jail on the $250,000 bond previously set, and appointed a public defender to represent him. Pineda and the public defender will appear Wednesday at 10 a.m. before Judge Epis to continue the preliminary hearing, which determines if there is sufficient evidence to bind Pineda over to district court on the felony charges. Epis directed county prosecutors to decide if Pineda would be charged under the felony manslaughter statutes with negligence in the accident, or operating under the influence of alcohol when the accident occurred. Negligence carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and/or a $10,000 fine on each count, while the DUI version of the charge carries a penalty of 15 years in prison and/or a $15,000 fine on each count.

    County prosecutors noted that the Idaho State Police trooper who supervised a blood draw of Pineda the night he was admitted to the hospital following the accident described "a strong smell of alcohol" on Pineda's breath at the time. State police have said alcohol was likely a contributing factor in the crash. However, Pineda's official blood-alcohol content results won't be available until later this week.

    Pineda stands charged with causing a head-on crash on I-84 near Glenns Ferry that killed four members of a California family. State police said Pineda was driving a 2001 Ford F150 pickup eastbound in the westbound lanes of the interstate when he collided with a car driven by Amado Herrera of South El Monte, Calif.

    Herrera, along with his wife, Luz Herrera, and his 18-year-old daughter, Yvette, and 10-year-old son, Anthony, died in the collision. The family was traveling to the Nampa-Caldwell area to attend the wedding of a relative.

    State police believe Pineda was traveling westbound on the interstate before he turned around at some point and started driving eastbound in the westbound lane.

    Before the crash, troopers were in the area looking into reports of a suspected drunken driver weaving between lanes.

    The accident occurred at approximately 8:49 p.m. and blocked the westbound lanes of I-84 for approximately four hours. Traffic was diverted through Glenns Ferry to U.S. Highway 30 until the roadway could be cleared.

    The reason why Pineda was driving in the wrong lane on the interstate remains under investigation by state police.


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