Posted on 02/19/2009 7:56:09 AM PST by Gritty
An illegal immigrant wanted for deportation led a Hendersonville police officer on a chase at speeds reaching more than 135 mph Tuesday night before wrecking his vehicle. Police also found several pounds of marijuana in the car...
Sgt. McGaha followed the vehicle onto I-26 westbound and stopped Luis Zapata-Lara, who then sped off with McGaha in pursuit, reaching speeds exceeding 135 mph.
The suspect tossed two packages out of the window. One was destroyed by a tractor-trailer, but the other was recovered by the N.C. Highway Patrol.
(Zapata-Lara) took the U.S. 64 East ramp toward Bat Cave, ran through intersections along U.S. 64 and ran through a red light going about 105 mph...
(He) then lost control and spun out about six times before regaining control of the vehicle, cutting through a yard. He gunned it once again back onto U.S. 64, then ran through the backyards of two abandoned homes on Thompson Road near Fruitland Road.
The chase ended after the suspect crashed the sports car in a thicket beside a vacant house...
The suspect is an illegal immigrant with two prior deportation violations. The Sheriffs Office also has record of an immigration violation.
Other charges stemming from Tuesday nights chase were possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, felony maintaining a vehicle with purpose of having a controlled substance, two counts of speeding at 135 mph in a 65 mph zone, one count of speeding at 105 mph in a 35 mph zone, resisting arrest and one red light violation.
Zapata-Lara is being held in the Henderson County Detention Center under $26,000 bond....
(Excerpt) Read more at blueridgenow.com ...
Fire the cop who didn’t shoot the guy before he ran through so many red lights and people’s yards. It’s a good thing innocent people weren’t hurt or worse.
check out these stats too: http://www.usillegalaliens.com/impacts_of_illegal_immigration_crime.html
Of the 55,322 illegal aliens studied, researchers found that they were arrested a total of 459,614 times, averaging about 8 arrests per illegal alien.
* They were arrested for a total of about 700,000 criminal offenses, averaging about 13 offenses per illegal alien.
* 49% had previously been convicted of a felony, 20% of a drug offense; 18% a violent offense, and 11%, other felony offenses.
* 81% of the arrests occurred after 1990
* 56% of those charged with a reentry offense had previously been convicted on at least 5 prior occasions.
* Defendants charged with unlawful reentry had the most extensive criminal histories. 90% had been previously arrested. Of those with a prior arrest, 50% had been arrested for violent or drug-related felonies.
“Fire the cop who didnt shoot the guy before he ran through so many red lights and peoples yards. Its a good thing innocent people werent hurt or worse.”
Cops who shoot at illegal alien criminals tend to go to jail.
...135 mph,... blowing through red lights on a busy highway,... 105 mph in 35 mph zone,... running through residential yards,...
You bet it's a good thing innocent people weren't hurt. If I were the judge, I would add the charge, "Attempted Murder".
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