Posted on 03/08/2006 3:01:48 PM PST by ThePoliticalDookie
Popular principal at Acreage middle school killed in crash By LEON FOOKSMAN sun-sentinel.com March 8, 2006, 3:30 PM EST WEST PALM BEACH – The popular principal of Western Pines Community Middle School in the rural Acreage area was killed Wednesday morning when her car collided with a pickup truck, the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office said. PBSO spokesman Paul Miller said the crash occurred around 7:30 a.m. in the intersection of Pratt Whitney Road and the Bee Line Highway as Western Pines principal Margaret "Peggy" Campbell, 62, drove to work at the school, 5949 140 Avenue North. Miller said Campbell, who lived in the Jupiter farms area, was making a turn in her four-door Subaru when it collided with a Dodge Ram pickup truck with five men in it. Police are still investigating the crash, but said preliminary indications were the pickup truck ran a red light and struck the Subaru, and was at fault. The driver of the pickup, Cesar Majia, 30, and his four passengers were arrested by federal Border Patrol agents and charged with illegal entry into the country. Their countries of origin were not immediately known although Miller said Majia held a Mexican driver's license. All were taken to the Palm Beach County Jail. Campbell had worked for the school district since 1967 and was principal of the school since it opened in 1997.
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I think you're missing the larger point that illegals are causing serious issues on the roads of America...and we are left to pick up the cost since there is no insurance and then we pay to "house" them at a correctional facility.
"Ever notice how all teachers and principals who are killed are "popular"? No school employee who dies on the job is ever not popular.
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Real classy post there. A woman has just lost her life. A family and a community are in mourning. And you have to drop that on everyone. I have no problem whatsoever with the fact that obits are almost always positive. Lets show the deceased some respect. I for one will send out my thoughts and prayers to her family.
Sure, I guess we could ignore the cause of this tragedy as the MSM is happy to do but I do not think burying your head in the sand is productive. Increasingly there are vehicles on the roadway with no licensed driver, no insurance, loaded with illegals that pose a threat to other drivers. I understand that there are numerous driving hazards but that does not mean this is not an issue that needs to be addressed. South Florida in particular is inundated with this problem.
You know, there are quite a few good old Americans driving with no license or insurance also. My point isn't to defend illegals and their lack of driving skills. My point was the have some compassion for the family and friends of the woman killed.
Well, if you can chew bubble gum and walk at the same time then perhaps you can have compassion for the loss of the family and still express outrage over the issue of illegals and the hazards they create on the road. I won't assume that you have that capacity. And maybe you do not realize that once these fellows post bond that is the last that we will see of them. There will be no justice, no restitution for the family. At least there is recourse with citizens.
This story is very sad - but it is obvious it is bound to spark discussion around illegal aliens driving without insurance, etc.
The key question is what laws were broken by whom... the foregone conclusion is that illegals are breaking more laws because in the first place they reside in the USA for long periods of time while ignoring unenforced immigration laws. Then they cause accidents and get noticed...
Not sure if you saw this, hijinx.
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