Posted on 04/18/2008 5:51:05 AM PDT by Ladycalif
EAST COUNTY – Two people died and six others were injured when a driver believed to be smuggling undocumented Mexicans lost control of his car and slammed into an oak tree in Campo Thursday, authorities said.
The driver, Louis Alonzo Moreno, 20, of Chula Vista, faces charges of manslaughter and smuggling, California Highway Patrol Officer Brian Pennings said.
Pennings said six men and one woman were in the car with Moreno. Two of the passengers were in the trunk.
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campo ping
Good grief....
Mike
Just hitting trees Americans won’t hit.
The car hit the tree and splattered like a guy running to the bathroom after drinking all night and bad Taco Bell..../sarc
Is the tree ok?
Got to keep those hospitals and air evacs busy...and unpaid.
Ping!
I remember when my friends would smuggle kids into the Drive-in Theater in the trunk of their car. We didn’t drive into oak trees, though...
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