Thread: Arrest made in border crash that kills six

Arrest made in border crash that kills six

BRAWLEY, Calif. (AP) - A person accused of driving a sport utility vehicle that crashed and killed six illegal immigrants is in federal custody.

A spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says the crash happened Friday night in Westmorland, about 125 miles east of San Diego. Survivors include a 12-year-old girl whose mother, father and younger brother died in the wreck.

The spokeswoman, Lauren Mack, said Monday that the alleged driver from Mexico was arrested Sunday on suspicion of smuggling at a hotel in nearby Brawley. He claims to be a juvenile.

Mack said witness statements suggest there were 22 people in the SUV, all believed to be Mexican. Four were hospitalized, three are being held as material witnesses, and the others fled.
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Close down the border to visitors

Was the killer driver legal and licensed? Are they chasing the illegals that ran? Absolutely! We need more Mexican drivers in big, long-haul trucks on our roads.

What kind of animals stuff 22 PEOPLE into an SUV?!?!?!

To save lives, the US MUST stop ALL incentives for illegal aliens to keep doing this!

Require proof of legal status of the PARENTS and ELIMINATE ALL:

Birthright
Education
Medical
Jobs
WELFARE
Food Stamps
Housing Vouchers
Legal Aid
Advocate organizations

The ONLY things illegal aliens would be entitled to in the US would be water and a return trip to their country of origin!!

They WILL stop coming in and be alive and free.

Driver arrested in crash that killed 6 immigrants
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BRAWLEY, Calif. (AP) — A Mexican citizen accused of driving more than 20 illegal immigrants in a vehicle that plunged into a canal, killing six of them, has been arrested on suspicion of smuggling, federal authorities said Monday.

The crash happened Friday night shortly after the driver fled police in Westmorland, about 125 miles east of San Diego, said Lauren Mack, spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

According to the California Highway Patrol, the GMC Suburban overturned into the canal and was submerged after the driver failed to maneuver a curve in the road. An 8-year-old boy and his parents were among the dead; the boy's 12-year-old sister survived.

The driver was arrested Sunday at a motel in nearby Brawley, Mack said. The suspect, who has been caught eight times by the Border Patrol, claimed to be a juvenile. His name was not released.

Witnesses reported that 22 people, all believed to be Mexican, had been packed in the Suburban, Mack said. Alfredo Sevilla, deputy consul for the Mexican consulate in Calexico, said there had been 19 people inside.

Five passengers were returned to Mexico, four were hospitalized, and three were being held as material witnesses, Mack said. The others apparently fled.

None of the four treated at Pioneers Memorial Hospital in Brawley suffered serious injuries, Sevilla said.

Passengers told Mexican authorities they walked across the border at Andrade, Calif., near the Arizona line, and entered the vehicle when the driver stopped for them along Interstate 8, said Francisco Torres, another consular official.

Westmorland police ended a pursuit when the driver accelerated, Sevilla said.

(This version CORRECTS that the migrants said they crossed the border on foot, not in the vehicle.)
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The suspect, who has been caught eight times by the Border Patrol, claimed to be a juvenile. His name was not released.

I thought federal charges came if caught coming back. Juvenile or not put him in jail.