Bodies of 3 Immigrants Found on South Texas Road

Last Update: 8:18 am

SAN DIEGO, Texas (AP) - A reserve deputy driving home from work swerved violently off the road and overturned his car after his headlights revealed the battered bodies of three men on a dark South Texas road.

The incident happened about 1 a.m. Tuesday as Duval County reserve deputy Alonzo Zamora was driving along Farm-to-Market Road 1329. Sheriff's Sgt. David Canales says Zamora suffered only bumps and bruises in the crash.

Canales says the men were a 30-year-old from El Salvador, a 23-year-old from the Dominican Republic and a 23-year-old from Mexico. Each suffered head injuries, and the Salvadoran also had a broken forearm.

Circumstances that led to their deaths are unclear, but Canales tells the Alice Echo-News the Texas Rangers have begun a homicide investigation.

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