Posted on 10/16/2004 7:21:03 PM PDT by nuconvert
Fleeing SUV Suspected of Carrying Illegal Immigrants Causes 11-Car Crash, Killing Six in Ariz.
The Associated Press
SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) - A stolen sport utility vehicle that had been chased by deputies rolled over at a busy intersection near a Army post Saturday, causing an 11-car crash that killed six people and injured 15, sheriff's officials said. Deputies believed the SUV was carrying illegal immigrants in Cochise County, in southeastern Arizona. They first saw the vehicle driving out of a brushy area along a highway and trailed it for a short time, sheriff's spokeswoman Carol Capas said.
Deputies called for backup and stopped chasing the vehicle after the suspect sped and drove away recklessly, Capas said.
Authorities then spotted the SUV heading north on State Route 90. Sierra Vista police officers used tire deflation devices to slow the vehicle, said Frank Valenzuela, a spokesman for the Department of Public Safety.
At a busy intersection near the east entrance to Fort Huachuca, the driver lost control and the SUV rolled several times, causing a wreck that involved 11 cars, Valenzuela said.
The crash occurred shortly before noon. Traffic in the area was diverted to Tombstone while authorities investigated.
The vehicle had been reported stolen in Phoenix, Capas said.
this is important to find and id them all .....
id them?
Oh, I.D. lol.
Those damn SUVs.
They're at it again....
Killer SUVs bump
I agree. They (the illegals) need to be identified because there is a possibility that either Chechens or Islamic fundamentalists may be posing as Mexican nationals. This is serious because the Islamic terrorists are trying to do something before our elections like they did in Spain, Australia and Israel.
Yes, now they are picking up illegal aliens, taunting the police...what will they do next? I can hear Rush now.
Sounds like the police DID back off...
This just in from FoxNews: "THE SUV! OH, THE POOR SUV! Was it a Bronco, OH THE HUMANITY!!!"
(No Sarcasm Tag Needed.)
I betcha the SUV was driven by a Gun smoking a Cigarette.
Something must be done about these crazed SUVs. They are out of control!!!
This is no time for Political correcteness. If they are illegal, they are committing a crime, they need to be processed for it...and I am Hispanic but above all this is my country and we need to protect it.
Maybe, come to think of it, the SUV was actually subverting the cause...planning to turn in the illegals. The driver had to try to regain control, but couldn't fight the more powerful SUV, which took the opportunity to martyr itself in order to scuttle the plan of the illegals...
Yup. I 'spect we're going to see alot of different details.
Did this accident take place in a hispanic country?
I see a lot of Spanish names in the story.
Sounds like a cunning plan...
It happened in Arizona
Sorry, I'm not much one for P.C.
I was making a comment to people who were talking about this on another thread - and several of the comments were about how the police may have caused this by NOT backing off.
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