Crash sends 13 illegals to YRMC; nine later back out on street

Yuma Sun ^ | Apr 6, 2006 | JEFFREY GAUTREAUX

[GoRepGo]

A loaded smuggling vehicle collided with a large pickup Thursday morning, sending 13 suspected illegal aliens to the hospital.

Nine of those 13 were later released from the hospital but were not taken into Border Patrol custody — similar to a March 15 incident.

Yuma County Sheriff's Capt. Eben Bratcher said the brown Ford Aerostar van was "absolutely" a smuggling vehicle and all those inside were illegal aliens. The van struck a lifted Ford F-250 truck at 8th Street and Dora Avenue at 7:57 a.m.

Yuma Regional Medical Center spokeswoman Machele Headington said nine of the patients were treated and released, two were transferred to Phoenix hospitals, one was sent to a Mexicali hospital and one was admitted into YRMC.

The nine who were released were not taken into custody by the Border Patrol, according to Yuma sector Border Patrol spokesman Richard Hays.

Border Patrol policy does not allow agents to sit in the parking lot of hospitals or enter emergency rooms. "Doing that would violate our policy, and YRMC's policy as well," Hays said.

A national Border Patrol policy directs agents not to take injured people into custody. Hays said the focus is on getting medical help, not asking immigration status. Because the Border Patrol was not on the scene of the crash, the status of the occupants is simply as suspected illegal aliens.

After two such occurrences in less than a month, Hays was asked if this situation would change. He said it was a complex issue and directed questions to Border Patrol headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Bratcher said YCSO did not have any of the occupants in custody and would not arrest any of the passengers. He said if Border Patrol did not arrest the driver, YCSO would.

[GoRepGo]

Repeal the Department of Health and Human Services restrictions for this hospital so that they can initiate contact with BP or we can guarantee more and more of these accidents/increased fatalities/taxpayer healthcare burdens.

[b4its2late]

The nine who were released were not taken into custody by the Border Patrol, according to Yuma sector Border Patrol spokesman Richard Hays.

Border Patrol policy does not allow agents to sit in the parking lot of hospitals or enter emergency rooms. "Doing that would violate our policy, and YRMC's policy as well," Hays said.

What a bunch of BS. Our country has lost it.

[NormsRevenge]

road(t)rash ping

[MadeInAmerica]

ROFLMAO....this is too much.

When the last REAL USA citizen leaves the country, please bring the AMERICAN flag.

[BurbankKarl]

I am sure they are just anticipating the John McAmnesty bill passing...

[blackie]

Protect our borders and coastlines from all foreign invaders!

Support our Minutemen Patriots!

Be Ever Vigilant!

[rfp1234]

Repeal the Department of Health and Human Services


There - that's even better!

[Youngman442002]

I am on the border now..in New Mexico with the Minutemen project..we have "caught" over 130 so far....the illegals know what to do..because there is no penalty..and they can come back tomorrow....I am getting depressed...the Senate has no guts to do anything...and if we go a few more years this way..America will NEVER be the same...there are places here that don't allow the Minutemen into their shops...I am very pessimistic about this...I am beginning to see a civil war happening..it is us vs them....we pay...they play

[Gritty]

[BlueStateDepression]

So much for ending the catch and release policy....

Pure Foolishness.

[massgopguy]

What's YRMC's policy on payment? I'd get turned in to a Collection Agency if I skipped out on the bill.

[tumblindice]

Just send us the bill. We're made of money.

[b4its2late]

A caller to Rush is talking about this now....

[talleyman]

Unbelievable...

[Roverman2K]

right on the money, when the last damn amnesty bill came out in the 80's it triggered a flood. All had fake, fake papers.
we need a fence and troopers, this is an invasion, these people are not immigrants, immigrants want to be citizens, these are invaders just like the Pali's with their contrived "right of return"

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

Bingo.

The only thing that's missing from that picture is the thousands of MS-13 gangsters.

[dagnabbit]

Border Patrol policy does not allow agents to sit in the parking lot of hospitals or enter emergency rooms. "Doing that would violate our policy, and YRMC's policy as well," Hays said.

Worthless Presidnent bump.

[dagnabbit]

Presidnent=President

...or just misspelled in honor of idiot incumbent.

[WestCoastGal]

And the beat goes on.....Ping/Bump

[GoRepGo]

Take the fence away, put up a sign that reads: "bienvenidos" and what you have is what we are currently living with.