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One dead as packed van crashes near San Diego
Bakersfield Californian ^ | 3/8/06

Posted on 03/08/2006 8:35:13 PM PST by NormsRevenge

A young woman was killed and 16 passengers were hospitalized when a van packed with suspected illegal immigrants rolled over on a rural road Wednesday, authorities said.

Mario Olguin of Vista was arrested and will be charged with felony hit and run and vehicular manslaughter, the California Highway Patrol said. Authorities identified Olguin, 20, as the driver of the 1988 Ford Econoline van, which was carrying 18 suspected illegal immigrants.

The dead woman, 21 years old, was not identified.

The van was traveling at an "unsafe speed" in the predawn darkness when Olguin lost control, the CHP said. The van rolled over a barbed-wire fence before it came to rest upright in a field across from the Hollenbeck Canyon Wildlife Area, east of San Diego.

The van wasn't being pursued, said CHP Officer Brian Pennings.

One of the injured was a 5-year-old girl.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; US: California
KEYWORDS: aliens; california; crashes; illegals; immigrantlist; mexicancrimewave; openborderopenwound; packed; sandiego; van
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1 posted on 03/08/2006 8:35:17 PM PST by NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge

Prayers for those injured and their families.


2 posted on 03/08/2006 8:36:05 PM PST by Bubbatuck
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To: Czar; BurbankKarl

Pings..


3 posted on 03/08/2006 8:38:19 PM PST by Brad’s Gramma
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To: NormsRevenge

Grrrr ...


4 posted on 03/08/2006 8:38:56 PM PST by BunnySlippers
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To: NormsRevenge

is this happening more often or are we just hearing about more often? so sad!


5 posted on 03/08/2006 8:39:09 PM PST by ferri (Be Politically Incorrect: Support the Constitution!)
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To: Bubbatuck

In Jesus's Name, Amen.


6 posted on 03/08/2006 8:39:15 PM PST by clawrence3
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To: ferri; HiJinx; gubamyster
Maybe a combination of both. But it does seem like it's occurring more.
7 posted on 03/08/2006 8:41:02 PM PST by bkwells (Liberals=Hypocrites)
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To: ferri

The sheer volume alone of illegal traffic would make folks shake their heads.

This is a weekly occurrence and becoming more like a daily one across the border states region, or so it seems.


8 posted on 03/08/2006 8:41:55 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Monthly Donor spoken Here. Go to ... https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: NormsRevenge
16 passengers were hospitalized

I hope they have a good HMO...

9 posted on 03/08/2006 8:42:12 PM PST by Onelifetogive (* Sarcasm tag ALWAYS required. For some FReepers, sarcasm can NEVER be obvious enough.)
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To: Onelifetogive

They do... its us taxpayers.


10 posted on 03/08/2006 8:45:01 PM PST by 359Henrie (NASA needs one more moon rock, its in Mecca.)
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To: NormsRevenge

Sad. :(


11 posted on 03/08/2006 8:46:33 PM PST by EveningStar
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To: NormsRevenge

I'm surprised that we don't have people complaining that we should provide Greyhound Bus tickets to these people to prevent them from dying in car accidents. They put water in the desert for them.


13 posted on 03/08/2006 8:47:38 PM PST by Paloma_55 (Which part of "Common Sense" do you not understand???)
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To: NormsRevenge

i know it has been a problem for a long time, but was just wondering if it seems worse because the media is covering it more, or if it really is worse?


14 posted on 03/08/2006 8:48:12 PM PST by ferri (Be Politically Incorrect: Support the Constitution!)
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To: bkwells

oops sorry! just saw your answer. :-/ i'll shut up now. lol


15 posted on 03/08/2006 8:51:03 PM PST by ferri (Be Politically Incorrect: Support the Constitution!)
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To: ferri

It likely does receive more coverage than it used to when events like this occur... but they has always been covered to some degree.

There have been a few more memorable incidents the last few years so the media is not reluctant to cover them, but they do occasionally step in it in their coverage.

This article uses illegal along with the word immigrants which is rather unusual, tho.


16 posted on 03/08/2006 8:52:50 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Monthly Donor spoken Here. Go to ... https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: ferri

This is the third serious crash caused by vans full of illegals in one month here in San Diego.


17 posted on 03/08/2006 8:52:56 PM PST by cabojoe
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To: Borax Queen

ping


18 posted on 03/08/2006 8:53:28 PM PST by nicmarlo
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To: Onelifetogive; 359Henrie

They probably paid their life savings to the shyster creep who got them across the border. I don't have a problem bringing them back to health.


19 posted on 03/08/2006 8:54:37 PM PST by EveningStar
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The problem I have is after the health, will we bring them back to the border?


20 posted on 03/08/2006 8:57:41 PM PST by 359Henrie (NASA needs one more moon rock, its in Mecca.)
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