Posted on 09/19/2005 7:27:59 AM PDT by Happy2BMe
CHARLOTTE (AP) — Relatives of a woman critically injured in an apparent drunken driving wreck two months ago said she is trying to awaken from a coma.
Tina Gardner, 31, of Mount Holly, was a passenger in a Subaru station wagon driven by her husband, Scott Gardner that collided with a truck driven by Ramiro Gallegos on July 16 in coastal Brunswick County.
Scott Gardner was killed in the accident. The couple's two young children suffered minor injuries.
Tina Gardner suffered severe injuries and has been at WakeMed Health & Hospitals in Raleigh in a coma since. A family Web site said over the weekend that though she remains comatose and unable to talk, she is attempting to interact with visitors by squeezing hands.
Gardner has been receiving physical therapy and had a trachea tube removed last week. She is listed in fair condition.
"It's pretty much the best signs that we've seen," said Leslie Gardner-Gipson, sister of Scott Gardner.
Gallegos, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, faces second-degree murder charges in the wreck. The case has generated widespread discussion because Gallegos had been convicted three times of driving while intoxicated but never deported.
U.S. Rep. Sue Myrick, R-N.C., whose district includes Mount Holly, has introduced legislation that would increase the responsibility of local law enforcement agencies to report immigration status, deportation orders and failures to appear to the FBI's National Crime Information Center database within 30 days of incidents involving illegal immigrants.
Gallegos, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, faces second-degree murder charges in the wreck. The case has generated widespread discussion because Gallegos had been convicted three times of driving while intoxicated but never deported.
Prayer bump for Tina Gardner, trying to come back to her children.
This probably will be another one . .
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U.S. Rep. Sue Myrick, R-N.C., whose district includes Mount Holly, has introduced legislation that would increase the responsibility of local law enforcement agencies to report immigration status, deportation orders and failures to appear to the FBI's National Crime Information Center database within 30 days of incidents involving illegal immigrants.
Question: What kind of truck? A personal pickup? Or was it a commercial vehicle? As in, "illegal alien employed as truck driver", which, of course, NEVER happens.
Inquiring minds, etc.
Eh, just remove life support from the comatose woman and let the DUI illegal alien go free.
Lord knows there's plenty of precedent for both.
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Celebrate Diversity!
Gallegos has announce he will retain consultant Michael Schiavo of Florida.
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Water under the bridge now, but if yer not gonna deport him, at least lock him up. Geeze!
Secure our borders now! Enforce existing immigration laws now! Deport the 15-20 million illegal aliens in this country now! Jail the business owners who hire illegals now!
Protect our borders and coastlines from all foreign invaders!
Support our Minutemen Patriots!
Be Ever Vigilant ~ Bump!
The illegal immigrant should be air dropped sans 'chute from 10,000 ft right into Vicente's living room.
!@#*&%4#!
Gardner has been receiving physical therapy and had a trachea tube removed last week. She is listed in fair condition.
Gallegos, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, faces second-degree murder charges in the wreck. The case has generated widespread discussion because Gallegos had been convicted three times of driving while intoxicated but never deported.
This is an important story on two different levels. First, prayers for Mrs. Gardner's complete recovery. Second, why does this continue to happen? Gallegos should have been deported the first time! Now, he faces charges, and will be living off the taxpayers for a few years. Will they deport him after his release??????
Thanks, bumped
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Deportation is a sad joke.
How would you like to take 300,000 to 1 odds on immigration reform?
Though North Carolina has an estimated 300,000 illegal immigrants, the state has one federal deportation officer who's among fewer than 10 people in the state who work for Detention and Removal Operations, a unit of ICE.
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