Posted on 11/29/2018 11:17:53 PM PST by BenLurkin
Border Patrol agents gave chase to the Chevrolet Silverado pickup, which had two people in the cab and nine in the bed, about 4:25 p.m., CHP spokesman Officer Travis Garrow said. The truck crashed while fleeing at an “extremely high rate of speed” on the two-lane interstate east of Crestwood Road near the Golden Acorn Casino.
“It was spike-stripped by the Border Patrol, continued westbound, went up a dirt and rock embankment and rolled, ejecting either nine or 10 people out of the vehicle,” Garrow said.
A male driver and a female passenger were believed to be the only occupants seated in the cab of the truck, Garrow said. Nine men were in the bed, which had no camper shell or other type of covering.
According to a CHP incident log, witnesses reported the pickup was weaving in and out of traffic and passing other motorists using the center median and right shoulder at speeds of more than 100 mph.
Three people were killed, including the only woman, and the rest sustained moderate to major injuries, Garrow said.
Cal Fire San Diego said three of the victims sustained major injuries and five others suffered minor injuries.
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Play stupid games..
I think it’s Illegal in CA to ride in the back of a Pickup Truck.
3 dead, 8 injured when man uses a pickup truck to illegally carry passengers in the truck bed
Fixed it
Looks like quite a few have gotten through our non-secure border.
This will be costly.
Were they all illegal or is this a case of enterprising American citizens making a little cash on the side while subverting the borders of America?
The truck’s driver was in Border Patrol custody last night..........
Was he one of the guys arrested from Sunday’s border invasion?
“Border Patrol policy states that agents may get involved in pursuits only when the benefit outweighs any immediate danger created by speeding or other emergency driving techniques.”
Another triple-fatality chase happened in August 2017 after BP spotted a car associated with an armed and dangerous man suspected of murder and human smuggling. When the agents tried to pull him over, the driver sped off at high speeds went off into a Rancho Bernardo ravine, killing three of the four people inside.
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Lay down with dogs....
I only care about our border agents safety. The invaders could rot right where they died for all I care.
“I think it’s Illegal in CA to ride in the back of a Pickup Truck.”
Applies only to Gringos.
While I prefer that they would have lived productive lives in their home country (or countries), hopefully this SENDS A MESSAGE to others that Trump plays hardball. It’s hard to imagine the Border Patrol being permitted to do this under Obama, or Bush Jr., or Clinton, or maybe even Reagan.
There’s a $60 million lawsuit pending over the death of some minor child who died in US custody. Illegal alien.
Any doubt this will be three seven figure payouts?
It’s the gringo lottery.
The UN declares Trump (AND the Americans who Constitutionally elected him) racist and international terrorists.
Human trafficking?
(That was hyperbole, but not by much)
Charge the driver of the pick up with murder
Fixed it
...while driving 100 mph weaving in and out of traffic.
What could go wrong?
Good, now charge the driver with homicide.
I remember being out in Arizona in the 70s. Indians rode in the back of pickups with their black, Indian hats.
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