Posted on 03/02/2008 2:07:09 PM PST by mdittmar
A 40-year-old illegal immigrant is charged in the drunken driving hit-and-run death of a pedestrian who was struck by a car and killed alongside La. 182 early Saturday morning, police said.
Victor Santiesteban was more than one-and-a-half times over the legal limit when he stuck and killed 64-year-old Walter Hebert Jr. at about 2 a.m. Saturday and left the scene of the crash, State Police said.
Hebert was walking west in front of the New Horizon bar at 713 La. 182 when he was struck from behind by a west-bound car, State Police said.
A bouncer at the bar told police Hebert, who was walking on the shoulder of the road about five feet from the fog line, had been hit by a red, four-door car.
Hebert was pronounced dead at Terrebonne General Medical Center shortly after the collision.
Soon afterwards, a Houma Police officer on patrol in the area noticed a red 1993 Dodge Spirit parked in front of a house at 155 1/2 La. 182, according to trooper Gilbert Dardar, a spokesman for State Police Troop C.
The car had serious damage, including a smashed windshield, and police arrested Santiesteban after knocking on the door and finding him covered in pieces of broken glass, Dardar said.
Santiesteban registered a blood alcohol content of .129, more than one-and-a-half times the legal limit of .08, police said.
Though he could not say what country he is from, Dardar said Santiesban is an illegal Hispanic immigrant with no driver’s license.
Santiesteban is charged with vehicular homicide, a charge that includes drunken driving, felony hit-and-run, no driver’s license, illegal alien operating a motor vehicle, no insurance and improper lane usage.
They break immigration laws, what makes anyone think they'll be averse to breaking other laws of ours?
God bless this poor guy, struck down like that. Another “cheap” labor victim. It could be anyone of us, or ours, next.
Regards
And if we’d passed CIRA last Summer, he’d no longer be an illegal alien but would still be driving his car as if it were a donkey cart.
So when will them mexican officials demand this murderers release?—and I’m sure they will.
“...an illegal Hispanic immigrant with no driver’s license.”
Doubtless had he had a license this never would have happened! /s
Maybe his Tio Jorge can get him some help, assuming he can find the time what with that new Mohammedan Omen baby Kosovo to nurse and all.
>> “Dardar said Santiesban is an illegal Hispanic immigrant with no driver’s license.”
What exactly is the point of that absurd statement?
So, it never ends.
What exactly is the point of that absurd statement?
It's a statement of pertinent facts about the case.
I'm glad to see someone is stepping up and carrying the torch now that Dane is gone.
Ooooh, did that race baiter get another timeout? Shame I missed it. Don't worry, I'm sure he'll be back soon. In the mean time, he'll just use one of his sock puppets.
please help me to see what is absurd about that statement... i don't get it...
In Colombia, if you kill someone in an auto accident, they consider it murder and you’re locked away for life. There are a lot of hit and run accidents because it’s simply not worth stopping.
Perhaps we should treat the illegals the way they would be back home since that’s what they’re used to.
“and improper lane usage”
Well that settles it. Now he’ll do hard time.
He may already be...
Did that happen in the last thread the other day that lasted about half an hour before it got pulled?
So, will these American lives ever become more valuable than your cheap lettuce?
Nice...
Disrespect for the rule of law, is disrespect for the rule of law...
Are we to believe the situation would be better if the illegal alien had a license? Governor Spitzer thought so.
Is an illegal permitted to have a driver’s license in Louisiana? Maybe I’m missing something. It’s not my intention to unnecessarily berate the spokesman, but the implication that a driver’s license is relevant and will somehow make things better is something I disagree with.
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