My goodness, that's ugly!
Posted on 10/17/2004 9:19:24 AM PDT by citizen
Fleeing Truck Crashes, Killing Six
Sunday, October 17, 2004 Associated Press
PHOENIX — A stolen truck filled with suspected illegal immigrants and speeding away from deputies rolled over at a busy intersection near an Army post Saturday, causing an 11-car crash that killed six people and seriously injured 15, sheriff's officials said.
Passengers were thrown out of the truck bed as the truck hit a center median and began to spiral, hitting vehicles waiting at a turn lane, said Deputy Chief Randy Redmond of the Sierra Vista (search) Fire Department. Investigators think the truck was traveling at about 90 mph when it lost control near Fort Huachuca in southeastern Arizona, he said.
At least 20 people were in the truck, Redmond said.
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The impact tore the roofs from some cars and trapped some motorists in their vehicles, Redmond said.
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Cochise County deputies believed the truck was carrying illegal immigrants. 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.
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I saw the headline and suspected when I got to the body of the article, it would say "carrying illegal aliens" but the stolen vehicle part is new to me. One needs to have some security on the vehicle to discourage theft.
Also, I will pray for these victims that did come, most likely from some impoverished Latin American country; and for their families.
The truck no doubt panicked.
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Though that truck needs to have its license suppended and attend anger management classes, it was propably driving without one at all.
Yes, my immediate thought also, it's almost always a truck full of lawbreakers.
And yes, grand theft auto is more and more being added to the list of crimes against these criminals.
I searched for the title of the article, no results returned.
I also looked through several Latest Posts pages.
Thanks for the bump for those that have not seen this thread or the earlier ones :)
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Someone posted the photo on this thread.
The truck is no doubt one of those "Mexican national" trucks that received amnesty from the POTUS and SCOTUS to make runs across the border without security searches.
The truck panicked and ran from the Man. And like most mules, Senior Camion threw his illegal cargo overboard.
My goodness, that's ugly!
Another self correcting problem. I pray that no American citizens were hurt. Fleeing felons get no sympathy from me.
I was born in the same city as our President, what he has stood for has been called before West Texas Populism and Compassionate Conservatism.
I pray for all of the victims.
I did not know all of the details when this story was originally posted except from reading one of the other threads.
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My niece was there. She said she's never seen so much blood.
She hunts with her dad, she's no stranger to blood. This was horrible, she said.
One woman put up her hands just as a body smashed through her windshield. Everything but her face was covered with blood.
The truck went airborne, landing on and smashing one of the cars waiting to turn. The two occupants were killed immediately.
Thanks to all who support illegal immigration. Yes, I'm very bitter today.
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