Nothing says Christmas (Feliz navidad) in Mexico than murder and shootings.
More from our retired border agents. This group really helped out the economy, didn’t they?
http://www.caller.com/news/2008/dec/29/two-illegal-immigrants-dead-near-mathis/
Two killed as immigrants flee authorities near Mathis
By Stuart Duncan (Contact)
Originally published 04:25 p.m., December 29, 2008
Two illegal immigrants from Honduras died after a vehicle they were in crashed into a ditch near Mathis as the driver attempted to elude deputies.
The incident began when a San Patricio County Sheriff’s Department deputy tried to make a routine traffic stop of a pickup carrying 14 people Monday morning, San Patricio County Sheriff Leroy Moody said.
The driver of the truck, which was northbound on State Highway 359, tried to speed away from the deputy. It veered onto a dirt road and eventually ran into a ditch just after 9 a.m. Monday about five miles east of Mathis, Moody said.
Thirteen of those in the truck fled on foot. One man, believed to be in his late 20s, was found dead in the back of the truck. He may have suffered a broken neck although authorities are awaiting the autopsy report, Moody said.
Another man was found dead about 30 minutes later in some brush behind a house, east of Interstate 37 and south of Farm-To-Market Road 888, Moody said. The man’s age and cause of death were unknown Monday, but authorities believe he was among the people in the truck, Moody said.
Three others injured in the wreck were taken — one by HALO-Flight and two by ambulance — to Christus Spohn Hospital Memorial, Moody said. Details about their conditions were not available Monday night.
Ten others were apprehended by as many as 10 law enforcement personnel from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the U.S. Border Patrol, the Bee, Live Oak, and San Patricio County Sheriff’s departments and the Department of Public Safety, Moody said.
One man remained missing. Authorities continued searching for him late Monday, Moody said.
Ten immigrants were turned over to Border Patrol agents Monday. The three who were injured also will be turned over once they are released from the hospital, Moody said.