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    Drunk Driver of Fatal Crash Believed to be an Illegal

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    Drunk Driver of Fatal Crash Believed to be an Illegal Immigrant
    December 27th, 2006 @ 3:15pm
    Sandra Yi Reporting

    There are still a lot of questions about the suspected drunk driver who killed a woman and two of her children while driving under the influence on Christmas Eve.

    Carlos Prieto is in the Salt Lake County Jail. In the past couple of hours we've learned that he's been in Utah at least a couple of years and that he may be in the country illegally.

    Prieto was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail on suspicion on vehicular homicide, driving under the influence, and driving without a license. Prosecutors are still screening the case, and formal charges are expected tomorrow morning.

    Police arrested Prieto on Christmas Eve morning, when he ran a red light at the intersection of 5400 South and 700 East in Murray, and broadsided a car carrying the Ceran family. Cheryl Ceran, her son, Ian, and daughter, Julianna, died. Gary Ceran and two other children survived.

    Jail documents reveal that when police arrived at the scene, Prieto smelled strongly of alcohol and had glassy, bloodshot eyes. Prieto admitted to police, he had five beers before getting behind the wheel.

    A check of court records didn't bring up any previous arrests, but we learned that two years ago Prieto was cited for speeding and driving without a license. That case was resolved in Salt Lake County Justice Court, after he paid a fine.

    A spokesperson for Immigration and Customs Enforcement told me they have interviewed Prieto and believe he is a Mexican national and here illegally.

    ICE has issued a hold on him, so he can be turned over to them, once the criminal against him is resolved.
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    I am sure they will let him post bail then release him as soon as the ACLU comes to his defense!
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    Freedom isn't free... Don't forget the men who died and gave that right to all of us....
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    This was posted in one of my Non-Immigration Related Yahoo Groups.
    I do not know if it is legitimate or not.

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    A Christmas Eve Tragedy and how you can help...please.

    To Everyone in my Email Address Book:

    I do not wish to impose, but tragedy has struck my family. On 12/24/06, my brother Gary and his family were involved in a car accident in Salt Lake City, UT. His family car was struck by a drunk driver that took the life of two of his four living children and his beloved wife Cheryl. The tragic news has been all over the local papers, TV stations and web site. Since I am so far away from him, I am not able to come to his aid as a family member should.
    On his behalf I encourage everyone to go to http://www.ceranfamilyfund.com/
    Please visit the site, read the story and show support in any way you feel you can.

    Thank you for your time. And please, if you will pass this on to all who you may know, for Gary's sake.

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    Immigration officials believe Prieto is also in the country illegally.



    Thursday, December 28, 2006
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    NATALIE ANDREWS - Daily Herald
    His family watched as Gary Ceran laid Tiny Tim to rest in Scrooge's dream for the last time Saturday night.

    It's a poignant scene for a father who has in reality buried five young children, said Hale Center Theater Executive Producer Sally Dietlein.

    In the play, two of Bob Cratchit's children were Ceran's own, Caleb, 12, and Clarissa, 19, who are learning to love the stage as much as their father.

    In the audience was the rest of the family, mother Cheryl, Ian, 15, and Julianna, 7.

    Their last night together was spent celebrating the final performance of the Ceran family.

    "They had their coats on and we hugged them and said goodbye," Dietlein said.

    After some last-minute holiday shopping at Wal-Mart around 2:30 a.m., they were at 5400 South and 700 West in Murray enjoying thoughts of Christmas Eve when their Mercury Sable was demolished by a man police say was drunk.

    Cheryl and Ian were killed instantly. Julianna was transported to Primary Children's Medical Center with Caleb, where she died.

    Caleb has a broken pelvis and ribs. He was released Christmas Day.

    The car wrapped around Clarissa Ceran's legs -- friends hope it doesn't shatter her dreams of dancing at Brigham Young University, where she attends school.

    The driver was Carlos Prieto, 24, of West Valley City. Murray Police Detective Kenny Bass said that Prieto admitted to drinking five beers before the crash. He is charged with three counts of vehicular homicide.

    This is Prieto's third DUI offense, according to charging documents. He is being held without bail until his first appearance in court, at which point bail will be $500,000.


    Despite losing half his family, Gary Ceran is looking beyond anger.

    "He said 'You know we have 100,000 people praying for us probably, but who's praying for the man who did this?' " Dietlein said.

    Neighbors talk about the love the family had for each other. Plenty of friends heard the family laugh, but no one ever heard them yell.

    "That family had been through fire together, into the depths," Dietlein said. "They were so closely knit, when they were in the room they were standing together all of them in the clump."

    And while their family was just split in half, neighbor and former LDS bishop Greg Kofford said that the family sees themselves as much larger. As parents, Gary and Cheryl lost three other children ranging from 3 weeks old to 14 months due to a genetic defect, where the children were born with tumors on the brain stem. Twins born prematurely also died within a day of their birth.

    Kofford said that the faith-centered family has the perspective that they are always a family, no matter the circumstances of death. He said that he watched when Gary Ceran, who was released from the hospital first, told his remaining children that their family was now three.

    "They just said 'Well, we're still family, and we'll carry on,' " he said.

    The family of local performers -- they've been in Savior of the World together at the LDS Conference Center and numerous performances at Hale and in Utah County -- are being honored by two special performances Friday night at the Hale Centre Theatre. "See How They Run" was set to start Saturday, but is opening early with two shows, one at 5 p.m. and one at 8 p.m. to benefit the Ceran family. Tickets are $15.

    Because the performance wasn't scheduled, Dietlein said that 100 percent of the funds raised can go toward helping the family.

    "We expect to have them completely sold out. We're half-full already," Dietlein told The Associated Press. "People have been calling for tickets and saying, 'add 200 dollars, 100 dollars, 50 dollars.' "

    A family fund, under Gary Ceran's name, is also set up at Zions Bank.

    Natalie Andrews is available at 344-2548 or nandrews@heraldextra.com.

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