Thread: Driver Who Struck, Killed North Texas Firefighter May Face Charges (update)

Driver Who Struck, Killed North Texas Firefighter May Face Charges

April 5, 2016 5:54 AM
By J.D. Miles

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NORTH TEXAS (CBS 11 NEWS) – There are major new developments in a case involving the tragic death of a North Texas firefighter who was killed along with his two children last week.

Sources tell CBS 11 News the male driver of the van who killed Nevada,TX volunteer fire Captain Peter Hacking and his kids did not have a driver’s license and will be charges with Criminally Negligent Homicide when and if he recovers from critical injuries.

KRLD’s LP Phillips confirmed with ICE on Tuesday evening that the driver is in the country illegally.

According to ICE, Margarito Quintero entered in the country in 2006 & was deported in 2008.

ICE had not contact with Quintero until the accident last week.

Captain Hacking, his four-year-old stepdaughter Ellie and 22-month-old son Grayson died on Highway 78 in Lavon, after being hit head on. The 36-year-old firefighter left behind a widow, a 9-year-old son and four stepchildren.

In their first interview since the crash, fellow Nevada firefighters say Hacking was known for always wearing a smile and ready with a joke if anyone needed one the small Collin County community.

“He was a great family man, that was first, family was first always and his fire department family,” said firefighter Amy Cortez.

Funeral services for captain Hacking and his children will be held on Saturday.

Friends and workers at the Nevada volunteer fire department, which also serves Lavon, have set up a fund in his name at Independent Bank.

http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2016/04/05/d...-face-charges/

Previously Deported Illegal Alien May Face Charges for Killing Texas Firefighter, 2 Children



by LANA SHADWICK
6 Apr 2016
1,806 comments

An illegal alien who hit a Texas firefighter head-on and killed him and his four-year-old stepdaughter and 22-month-old son will be charged with criminally negligent homicide if he recovers from his critical injuries.

The man did not have a drivers license and was in the country illegally, according to the CBS affiliate for Dallas/Fort Worth. He first came to the U.S. in 2006 but was deported in 2008.

L.P. Phillips of KRLD radio in Dallas spoke to ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) officials who verified that Margarito Quintero was an illegal alien.

#BREAKING@ICEgov says driver of van that killed NTX fire fighter and 2 kids was illegal immigrant. @KRLD

— L.P. Phillips (@lpphillips) April 5, 2016

CBS DFW reported that ICE officials had no contact with Quintero until the accident.

Section 19.05 of the Texas Penal Code provides that “A person commits an offense if he causes the death of an individual by criminal negligence.” This offense is a state jail felony.

The North Texas volunteer firefighter, Captain Peter Hacking was hit head-on by Quintero. The 36-year-old father leaves a wife, a son, and four stepchildren.

“He was a great family man, that was first, family was first always and his fire department family,” firefighter Amy Cortez told the CBS affiliate. Captain Hacking was reported to always have a smile and be ready for telling a joke. He lived with his children in Nevada, a small community in Collin County. The volunteer fire department protects both the Nevada and Levon communities.

A fund has been set up for the family at the Independent Bank. A gofundme account has also been established to assist his widow and their surviving children.

The funerals for Captian Hacking and his two young children will be held this Saturday.

http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2016/...-two-children/

Man in U.S. illegally indicted in Collin County crash that killed firefighter, 2 children

Published: June 23, 2016 5:23 pm
Hannah Wise

A man who officials say is in the U.S. illegally has been indicted in the Collin County crash that killed a volunteer firefighter and two of his children this spring.

Margarito Quintero, 33, has been charged with three counts of manslaughter and is being held in Collin County jail on an immigration detainer.

The Collin County grand jury voted to indict him on Thursday, according to WFAA-TV (Channel 8 ) and KTVT-TV (Channel 11).

Quintero, who does not have a license, was headed south on State Highway 78 on March 31 when he swerved into a northbound lane between Wylie and Lavon, Department of Public Safety officials have said. The van hit the car driven by Capt. Peter Hacking, killing the 36-year-old and two of his children, 4-year-old Ellie and 22-month-old Grayson


Margarito Quintero

Quintero and his two passengers were taken to Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano with serious injuries.

Quintero, a Mexican citizen, illegally entered the U.S. near Laredo in August 2006, and was arrested on criminal charges, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He was deported in 2008.

ICE has no record of encountering Quintero since he was deported.

Hacking was born in England and lived in Lavon with his wife and children. He had worked for A.H. Belo Corporation, the parent company of The Dallas Morning News, for eight years.

http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/2016...children.html/

Why do you want these sick ugly people in our country killing our heroes and little children? Why?! WHO WANTS THESE DREGS in our country?? WHO??

Move to new section for Americans Killed By illegals.