GRAPHIC: 10 Migrants Dead, 20 Injured in Smuggling Rollover Crash in Texas near Borde
GRAPHIC: 10 Migrants Dead, 20 Injured in Smuggling Rollover Crash in Texas near Border
by BOB PRICE and RANDY CLARK 4 Aug 2021
At least ten migrants are dead and 20 others injured in a rollover crash in Brooks County, Texas. The crash occurred on U.S. Highway 281 approximately 70 miles north of the Texas-Mexico border.
Brooks County Sheriff Benny Martinez told Breitbart Texas that a human smuggling van overloaded crashed on Wednesday evening killing at least 10 migrants. He said approximately 20 others were transported to multiple area hospitals.
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Multiple migrants died after an overloaded van rolled in Brooks County, Texas. (Photo: Brooks County Sheriff’s Office)
“This is yet another example of the consequences of our out-of-control border under the current administration’s policies,” Sheriff Martinez said.
“While this incident did not involve a police pursuit, our deputies, Texas DPS troopers, and Border Patrol agents are frequently forced to engage in pursuits where human smugglers recklessly flee from apprehension.”
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Photo: Brooks County Sheriff’s Office
The crash occurred near Encino, Texas, in Brooks County. It took place along a well-known human smuggling corridor where coyotes drop off migrants in the southern part of the county and march them around the Border Patrol checkpoint located on Highway 281.
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Photo: Brooks County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff Martinez said the human smuggler was speeding in an overloaded van and lost control. The van rolled and struck a telephone pole, ejecting the migrants leaving at least 10 people dead and 20 injured.
Border Patrol officials told Breitbart they had no contact with the vehicle prior to the crash. Officials said the migrants were mostly male with some females.
“These human smugglers have no regard for human life,” the sheriff said. “In addition to these needless deaths, we have had at least 60 other migrants die in the ranchlands surrounding the checkpoint.”
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