Man loses ear as he flees police
Associated Press - January 28, 2008 6:15 AM ET

LA JOYA, Texas (AP) - A man driving a car full of suspected illegal immigrants lost his ear as he tried to flee from police.

The 22-year-old Mexican national had turned into a brushy field from a farm-to-market road yesterday when he tried to open the door and jump from the car.

La Joya police spokesman Joe Cantu says the car door bounced against a tree and slammed shut on the man's head, cleanly severing his ear.

Police and Border Patrol agents found 4 of the six passengers who fled the car after it came to a stop.

Authorities also discovered four people in the car's trunk who were thought to be illegal immigrants from El Salvador and Honduras.

The driver was taken to a McAllen hospital for treatment.
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