Fatal Accident: Car Believed To Be Carrying 20 Illegal Immigrants

Posted: July 14, 2008 02:13 AM EDT

The California Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal accident, believed to be carrying over twenty illegal immigrants.

According to the Imperial County Coroner's Office, one person died and several others were taken to a near by hospital.

The accident happened on Highway 78 and Midway Well Road, just south of Palo Verde at about 7:40 Sunday morning.

Police believe the driver was a human smuggler who was driving a Chevrolet Suburban. The car was packed with twenty to twenty-five people when it rolled over on the highway.

The incident remains under investigation.
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