Thread: GA: Man charged in traffic fatality has ICE hold

April 2, 2011
Man charged in traffic fatality has ICE hold

From Staff Reports The Dalton Daily Citizen
Sat Apr 02, 2011, 07:30 AM EDT



The man charged with second degree homicide by vehicle for a March 19 traffic collision that authorities say killed a Chatsworth woman is believed to be in the country illegally, officials said.

Chatsworth Magistrate Court Judge Dwayne Hooper said he set a $3,000 property bond for Alejandro Mejia Velasquez, 40, of 901 Broom Place, Dalton, on Friday. Velasquez was charged by the Murray County Sheriff’s Office with second degree homicide by vehicle, which is a misdemeanor, and failure to yield right of way.

As of late Friday afternoon, Velasquez was still in jail. District Attorney Kermit McManus said Velasquez’ place of birth is listed as Guatemala. McManus said Velasquez apparently had some type of work documents that allowed him to be in the country legally at one time, but the documents were no longer valid.

Hooper said Velasquez has an Immigration and Customs Enforcement hold on him, meaning authorities must pick him up within 72 hours after he makes bond.

Anna Lee Morrison, 58, of 25 Floodtown Spur, was airlifted to Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga following the wreck but died later that day. Her husband, Roland Morrison, 58, was in stable condition at Erlanger Medical Center on Friday, a hospital spokeswoman said.

The Morrisons were riding on a 2003 Honda Gold Wing three-wheeled motorcycle that was traveling west on G.I. Maddox Parkway when three vehicles collided at the intersection of the parkway and Duvall Road, said Andy Fraser with the Chatsworth Police Department. Also involved in the wreck but not seriously injured was William Swink, 50, of Cleveland, Tenn., who was driving a 1985 Chevrolet Blazer.

Fraser said Velasquez was traveling east on the parkway driving a 2002 Honda Odyssey when he failed to yield right of way to the motorcycle.

http://daltondailycitizen.com/local/x12 ... s-ICE-hold

Funny HOW MANY of these vehicular homicides are done so often by Latinos to nonLatinos...I REALLY THINK THEY'RE DOING IT ON PURPOSE!!!!

lejandro Mejia Velasquez, 40, of 901 Broom Place, Dalton

Carpet capitol of the US. Mohawk Carpet was in big trouble a few years back over illegals in their employ, wonder if they are back at it?



I'll give just a few snippets, you can read the entire articles at the links:
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine...3/b3977087.htm

Now Calhoun finds itself in the middle of the nation's heated debate over illegal immigration. Two years ago tensions between immigrant and local workers at Mohawk Industries spilled into the courts in a case that could affect all companies employing some of the estimated 7 million illegal aliens working in the U.S. Four current and former Mohawk workers brought a class action against the company for allegedly conspiring to depress their wages by hiring illegal immigrants. Filed in federal court, the suit alleges that Mohawk, sometimes with help from local hiring agencies, knowingly accepted false documents, recruited illegals at the U.S.-Mexico border, and rehired undocumented workers under different names. "To the managers of Mohawk, the influx of illegals is a dream," charges Bobby Lee Cook, a local lawyer representing the workers. "To others, it might be the apocalypse."

http://www.georgia-trial-lawyers.com...eorgia_ca.html

This is a good one!
Mohawk Industries, a Georgia business which makes carpet and flooring, recently agreed to settle a labor lawsuit for $18 million. The suit alleged RICO violations involving the regular hiring of illegal immigrants. The suit was brought by current and former employees who complained that the company’s hiring practices resulted in lower wages for employees lawfully in the country.